defensively Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb in an apologetic and defensive manner
- `I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively
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adverb in a defensive manner
- the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis
WordNet
De*fen"sive*ly adverb
Definitions
On the defensive.
