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- pronunciation:
- pr
tek
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
protecting or made to protect.
Visitors to the factory must wear protective clothing.The mother bear is protective of her cub. |
| related words: |
repellent, shady |
adverb + (adj.)protective
extremely, potentially
(adj.)protective
+ noun
adolescent,
antibody,
armor,
barrier,
blanket,
boot,
bubble,
camouflage,
cancer,
canopy,
charm,
chemical,
circle,
cloth,
clothing,
coat,
coating,
cocoon,
collar,
colon,
coloring,
compound,
confine,
cover,
covering,
custody,
device,
effect,
enzyme,
equipment,
factor,
function,
garment,
gear,
glove,
goggle,
hat,
helmet,
immunity,
influence,
instinct,
layer,
legislation,
lining,
lotion,
mask,
measure,
mechanism,
membrane,
nerve,
nutrient,
order,
ozone,
pad,
padding,
plastic,
posture,
privacy,
privilege,
protein,
seal,
service,
sheath,
shell,
shelter,
shield,
skin,
sleeve,
spell,
substance,
suit,
tariff,
umbrella,
veil,
vest
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| derivations: |
protectively (adv.), protectiveness (n.) |
The word protective
contains the following part:
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, activate, active, actively, activist, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, exclusive, expensive, fugitive, imperative, infinitive, interactive, native, objective, productive, protective, relative
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