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Word "PROTECTIVE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
Examples:
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

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
showing care
Examples:
a protective mother

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
Examples:
protective of his reputation

Crossword Clues for PROTECTIVE

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Clue Source Date
Mindful and caring Commuter 28 Jan 2026
Tending to guard
Professional sleuth starts to devise endgame, dismissed for caring
Safeguarding investigator, note, in course of show
Caregiving
On guard
Kind of custody
On guard
Designating a type of tariff.
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