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protectively
Definition
adv.
in a protective manner
Last update: October 24, 2015
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The school management acts
protectively
with the students.
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Alex climbed into the car beside Carmen and placed his arm
protectively
on the back of the seat behind her neck.
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The White-eye and Tree-Creepers just noticed may be considered
protectively
colored, for they are difficult to see in a tree.
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Wallace even looks upon the nuts as
protectively
colored, because they are not to be eaten.
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I notice that the button-balls on the sycamores are
protectively
colored also, and certainly they do not crave concealment.
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The large majority of monkeys are
protectively
coloured with some shade of brown or grey, with specially marked faces.
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In summer these birds are
protectively
colored; at times a female only a few feet away is hardly distinguishable from the tundra.
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