pro|tec´tive|ness

pro|tec´tive|ness
pro|tec|tive «pruh TEHK tihv», adjective.
1. being a defense; protecting: »

the hard protective covering of a turtle. Marathon came up with protective packaging that made frozen food specialties practical (Newsweek).

2. preventing injury to those around: »

a protective device on a machine.

3. guarding against foreign-made goods by putting a high tax or duty on them: »

a protective tariff, protective legislation.

pro|tec´tive|ly, adverb.
pro|tec´tive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • self´-pro|tec´tive|ness — self pro|tec|tive «SEHLF pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. protecting of or over oneself or itself. –self´ pro|tec´tive|ly, adverb. –self´ pro|tec´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • o´ver|pro|tec´tive|ness — o|ver|pro|tec|tive «OH vuhr pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. excessively protective. –o´ver|pro|tec´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|tec´tive|ly — pro|tec|tive «pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. 1. being a defense; protecting: »the hard protective covering of a turtle. Marathon came up with protective packaging that made frozen food specialties practical (Newsweek). 2. preventing injury to those… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|tec|tive — «pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. 1. being a defense; protecting: »the hard protective covering of a turtle. Marathon came up with protective packaging that made frozen food specialties practical (Newsweek). 2. preventing injury to those around: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • self´-pro|tec´tive|ly — self pro|tec|tive «SEHLF pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. protecting of or over oneself or itself. –self´ pro|tec´tive|ly, adverb. –self´ pro|tec´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-pro|tec|tive — «SEHLF pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. protecting of or over oneself or itself. –self´ pro|tec´tive|ly, adverb. –self´ pro|tec´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|ver|pro|tec|tive — «OH vuhr pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. excessively protective. –o´ver|pro|tec´tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • tec — agua·ca·tec; an·a·tec·tic; an·chi·eu·tec·tic; ar·chi·tec·ton·ic; ar·chi·tec·ton·i·ca; ar·chi·tec·ton·i·cal·ly; ar·chi·tec·ton·ics; ar·chi·tec·tur·al; az·tec; az·tec·an; chi·co·mu·cel·tec; chi·nan·tec; chi·nan·tec·an; cho·le·cys·tec·to·my;… …   English syllables

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