protective

/protective/
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protective

She wears protective gloves while gardening.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Solicitously caring or mindful: Showing a watchful or concerned attitude, often followed by the preposition 'of'.
    • Showing care: Demonstrating a desire to keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
    • Intended or adapted to afford protection: Designed or used to provide a shield or defense against potential danger, injury, or loss.
Examples of Usage
  • Showing care or concern:
    • She is very protective of her younger brother.
    • He is protective of his privacy.
  • Designed to provide safety:
    • Wear protective gloves when handling chemicals.
    • The case has a protective layer to prevent scratches.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be protective of (someone/something)": To have a strong desire to keep a specific person or thing safe.
    • Parents are naturally protective of their children.
  • In a legal or formal context: Used to describe measures taken for safety or prevention.
    • The witness was placed in protective custody.
Variants and Related Words
  • Protect (verb): To keep safe from harm or injury.
    • The law exists to protect citizens.
  • Protection (noun): The act of protecting or the state of being protected.
    • The vaccine offers protection against the virus.
  • Protector (noun): A person or thing that protects.
    • He saw himself as her protector.
Synonyms
  • Defensive: Used or intended to defend or protect.
  • Guardian: Having the role of protecting or defending.
  • Sheltering: Providing cover or protection.
Related Phrases
  • Protective custody: The detention of a person for their own safety or to prevent crime.
  • Protective coloring/coloration: Coloring that makes an animal or object hard to see against its background.
  • Protective tariff: A tax on imports intended to protect domestic industries.
protective

She wears protective gloves while gardening.

Adjective
  1. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
    • protective of his reputation
  2. showing care
    • a protective mother
  3. intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
    • a protective covering
    • the use of protective masks and equipment
    • protective coatings
    • kept the drunken sailor in protective custody
    • animals with protective coloring
    • protective tariffs

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