Look up: defensive

1. defensive
   [adj] - serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting 2. [adj] - attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 3. [adj] - intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack 4. [n] - an attitude of defense
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2. Defensive
   A defensive business is one whose profits are not particularly sensitive to economic conditions....more on defensive
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3. defensive
   a security that is steadier than the average stock or bond and provides the investor a safe return on their money.Because of the corporation`s business(e.g.utility and food industries),its securities are relatively resistant to general economic changes.Thus,when the stock market is weak,defensive se...
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4. Defensive
   De·fen'sive adjective [ Confer French défensif .] 1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive ; as, defensive armor. « A moat defensive to a house.» Shak. 2.<...
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5. Defensive
   De·fen'sive noun That which defends; a safeguard. « Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensives .» Bacon. To be on the defensive , To stand on the defensive , to be or stand in a state or postu...
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6. defensive
   justificative adjective attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
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7. defensive
   adjective serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting; `defensive fortifications`; `defensive dikes to protect against floods`
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8. defensive
   adjective intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; `defensive weapons`; `a defensive stance`
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9. defensive
   defensive attitude noun an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive`)
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10. Defensive
    • (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war. • (n.) That which defends; a safeguard. • (a.) In a state or posture of defense. • (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
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