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defensively meaning and definition
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Definition of defensively (adverb)
- in an apologetic and defensive manner
- "`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"
- in a defensive manner
- "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"
- antonym: offensively
Source: Princeton University Wordnet