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say it: pruh-TEK-tiv
protective is an adjective meaning "intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind". It carries 3 recorded senses.
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”
(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
“protective of his reputation”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for protective come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.