avertiveadj.
/əˈvəːtɪv/ Designed to avert or ward off.
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avertive1889
1889 Cornhill Mag. May 491 A series of avertive and violent sweeps of a table-napkin.
1895 Q. Rev. July 211 We are not convinced that the heraldic animals were originally ‘avertive’ amulets.
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