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Webster 1913 Edition
Defensively
De-fen′sive-ly
,adv.
On the defensive.
Webster 1828 Edition
Defensively
DEFENSIVELY
,adv.
Definition 2024
defensively
defensively
English
Alternative forms
- defencively (archaic, nonstandard)
Adverb
defensively (comparative more defensively, superlative most defensively)
- In a defensive manner.