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UK
/dɪfˈɛnsɪv/
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[ US /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ ]
[ US /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
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intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
a defensive stance
defensive weapons
NOUN
- an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
How To Use defensive In A Sentence
- McCarthy remains dismissive of the allegations and defensive of the former sergeant, saying he was "brutalized" by his colleagues, in particular, by a few senior officers "exerting locker room peer pressure" in the department ranks. MPNnow Home RSS
- Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
- T.e Saints D received a couple of cheap calls againt Farve, but the refs made it up with the "mystery" defensive pass interference call in O/T. Shutdown Corner Yahoo! Sports - Top News
- The defensive line is a strength, but the team would like more quarterback sacks from the left side.
- And the defensive midfielder hopes to fly under the radar. The Sun
- The best defensive spell available to a Sorceress is manifest in this formidable armor.
- Initially von Leeb, using troops borrowed from von Bock, was able to mount a concerted attack both on the defensive positions of the southern suburbs and the area north of the main rail line to Moscow, their objective being the historic village now a suburb of Schlüsselburg, right on Lake Ladoga. Deathride
- Whose miniaturized and siliconized and transistorized little bits of magic lie at the very heart of your defensive systems? The Edge of Madness
- And after rewinding the film and watching it without any adrenaline to threaten our objectivity, it became pretty clear that during this year of epic passing, San Francisco played one of the greatest defensive games in playoff history. OK, Now That Was a Defense
- And when the docs who are getting reimbursed by the federal government practice defensive medicine, it runs up the cost to the taxpayers.