PROTECTIVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • unprotective (what does unprotective mean?)
   Similar To
   • antifouling (what does antifouling mean?)
   • conserving (what does conserving mean?)
   • preserving (what does preserving mean?)
   • contraceptive (what does contraceptive mean?)
   • prophylactic (what does prophylactic mean?)
   • antifertility (what does antifertility mean?)
   • custodial (what does custodial mean?)
   • guardian (what does guardian mean?)
   • tutelary (what does tutelary mean?)
   • tutelar (what does tutelar mean?)
   • defensive (what does defensive mean?)
   • evasive (what does evasive mean?)
   • overprotective (what does overprotective mean?)
   • preservative (what does preservative mean?)
   • protecting(a) (what does protecting(a) mean?)
   • restrictive (what does restrictive mean?)
   • safety-related (what does safety-related mean?)
   • cautionary (what does cautionary mean?)
   • preventive (what does preventive mean?)
   • prophylactic (what does prophylactic mean?)
   See Also
   • defensive (what does defensive mean?)
   • preventive (what does preventive mean?)
   • preventative (what does preventative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • showing a care
   Synonym(s)
   • caring (what does caring mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a caring mother
   Similar To
   • tender (what does tender mean?)