1. Intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
   "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance" 
2. Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
   - justificative, justificatory

1. An attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase 'on the defensive')
   - defensive attitude

Derived forms: defensives

See also: antiaircraft, antisubmarine, antitank, apologetic, defend, defending, defensively, en garde, excusatory, protective

Type of: attitude, mental attitude

Antonym: offensive

Encyclopedia: Defensive

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• kraft paper
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• kraurosis
• kraurosis vulvae
• Kraut
• Krauthead
• Krebs
• Krebs citric acid cycle