defensively
(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”
defensively
(adverb) in an apologetic and defensive manner; “‘I felt it better you should know,’ said Sir Cedric defensively”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
defensively (comparative more defensively, superlative most defensively)
In a defensive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fen"sive*ly, adv.
Definition: On the defensive.
De*fen"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. défensif.]
1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor. A moat defensive to a house. Shak.
2. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
3. In a state or posture of defense. Milton.
De*fen"sive, n.
Definition: That which defends; a safeguard. Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensive. Bacon. To be on the defensive, To stand on the defensive, to be or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance, in opposition to aggression or attack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
