protective
having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
tending to protect.
Economics. of, relating to, or designed to favor protectionism: protective tariffs.
Origin of protective
1Other words from protective
- pro·tec·tive·ly, adverb
- pro·tec·tive·ness, noun
- non·pro·tec·tive, adjective
- non·pro·tec·tive·ly, adverb
- sem·i·pro·tec·tive, adjective
- sem·i·pro·tec·tive·ly, adverb
- un·pro·tec·tive, adjective
- un·pro·tec·tive·ly, adverb
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How to use protective in a sentence
Storing your maskAfter removing your mask, proper storage is the final step for preserving your personal protective equipment until it’s time to put it on again.
Why you shouldn’t ever wear your mask around your neck | Erin Fennessy | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTeachers in New York City threatened to strike before reaching an agreement with the school system in the fall over testing and personal protective equipment, a battle that forced the mayor to repeatedly delay the start of school.
Chicago reaches deal with teachers to reopen school buildings | Moriah Balingit | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostStanding next to Cecil with all that protective gear on, we also understand what those doctors and nurses do every day.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia. | Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostHis condition worsened and his daughter came from Colorado with personal protective equipment to visit him at a hospital.
Frank Anderson, 87, cared passionately about feeding the homeless in D.C. | Dana Hedgpeth | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostAfter all, back in the fall teachers said they’d only need proper protective equipment and testing procedures in place.
Morning Report: MTS Review Urges Dozens of Changes | Voice of San Diego | February 5, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
By drawing boundaries against wrongful conduct, law provides a protective zone of freedom within those boundaries.
For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge?
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd not that anyone would know I have a self-protective urge, but I do have one.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFormer Texas governor Ann Richards was a big fan of the Texas Rangers, a contingent of which was her protective detail.
Overnight people shed their fears, their protective camouflage and their restraints.
The ideas are simpler, the numina seem less cold and more protective, the worshippers more sensible of divine aid.
The Religion of Ancient Rome | Cyril BaileyHe put it in his garden, arranged a small protective wire cylinder around it, and sprinkled it with water.
Old Friends Are the Best | Jack SharkeyBut even an age of war and pestilence could be observed without torment from behind the protective shields of the Time Machine.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongBut I would tolerate, welcome, indeed, plead for a stiff protective duty upon foreign goods.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiFor this reason they have built up a protective instinct against fire.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal Mukerji
British Dictionary definitions for protective
/ (prəˈtɛktɪv) /
giving or capable of giving protection
economics of, relating to, or intended for protection of domestic industries
something that protects
a condom
Derived forms of protective
- protectively, adverb
- protectiveness, noun
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