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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11. Defensive
    This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article`s talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. Mindspillag...
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