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Protective

Definition: Protective

Protective

Adjective

1. Intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs".

2. Showing a care; "a caring mother".

3. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; "protective of his reputation".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "protective" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Etymology: Protective \Pro*tect"ive\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression protectif.]. (references)

 

Synonyms: Protective

Synonyms: caring (adj), protective(p) (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: unprotective (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Protective

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Safety

Protecting, protective; Verb: guardian, tutelary; preservative; trustworthy.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Protective

Specialty definitions using "protective": escape-type respiratory protective deviceProtective Service, protective suitrespiratory protective device. (references)

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Modern Usage: Protective

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

I am very cute, very alone and very protective of my body (Ferris Bueller's Day Off; writing credit: John Hughes)

If this is her idea of protective, I'd hate to have her mad at me. (Mallrats; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

It's a protective measure (The Merry Widow; writing credit: Victor Leon)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Protective

DomainTitle

References

  • Protective Life Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The World Market for Footwear with Protective Metal Toe-Caps Excluding Sports Footwear: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Building Solutions in Child Protective Services (reference)

  • Chemical Protective Clothing Performance Index (reference)

  • Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing, 3rd Edition (reference)

  • Representing children in child protective proceedings : ethical and practical dimensions (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • 7-Minute Solutions for Contsruction - Personal Protective Equipment (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

High Tech

  • Cokin P161 Pola-Color Filter with Protective Case (Red) (reference)

  • Cokin P170 Varicolor Filter with Protective Case (Red/Green) (reference)

  • HAKUBA USA INC 77mm Protective Lens Cap (reference)

  • 12-pack Palm M1000 Protective Screen with smoothie Card M100 M105 (reference)

  • PROTECTIVE LTHR CCASE-VIEWPAD 1000 NO RETURN (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Protective

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Protective

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Workers are shown wearing protective clothing to clean up chemical wastes abandoned in dumps. This is a serious environmental problem. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown are laboratory technicians, under sterile conditions processing antibiotics that are active against cancer. They are totally enclosed in protective clothing to keep them from exposure to the possible carcinogenicity of the elements they are handling. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

CDC scientist puts on a protective suit and face mask before entering Biosafety Level 4 laboratory, Atlanta, GA, USA. Credit: CDC.

A CDC scientist showers in a protective suite before leaving a Biosafety Level 4 laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Credit: CDC.

A view from Mobile Canal toward the Gulf of Mexico with the protective rock in the background on the beach. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A group wears protective clothing as they enter one of the portals at Iron Mountain Mine. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Male fiddler crab, Uca pugilator, sporting its large protective claw as it attempts to hide under the glasswort, Salicornia sp. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

NSSL's first research Doppler Weather Radar. Radar dish in the foreground. Triangular panels of protective fiberglass radar dome are in the background. The dish has a 30-foot diameter. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

Figure 18 (end). Chabaud thermometers. These thermometers were constructed by Victor Chabaud. The three left-most thermometers are in their protective glass envelopes while the two right-most are shown with the protective tube removed. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

After donning the appropriate chemical protective gear, Airman 1st Class Vincent Ouchana and Senior Airman Efrain Espinoza, representing Air Force Space Command, fire downrange and engage pop-up targets during the combat weapons event at Camp Bullis, Texa.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Protective
 

"Protective gloves (with path)" by Lucian Binder
Commentary: "Protective gloves with path. its not a beautifull picture but a usefull ..."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Historic Usage: Protective

AuthorDateQuotation

Communist Manifesto

1848

Protective duties: for the benefit of the working class. (reference)

Miranda v. Arizona

1966

Illinois, stressed the need for protective devices to make the process of police interrogation conform to the dictates of the privilege. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Protective

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

It is not protective against UVB erythema. (references)

Wear protective clothing (e.g., gloves) when handling raw shellfish. (references)

Tubal ligation has also been described as a possible protective factor. (references)

Business

In spite of the high unemployment rate, around 14 percent, protective labor laws limit the ability of Argentine manufacturers to reduce costs. (references)

Trained and licensed technicians who must be provided with personal protective equipment undertake removal of asbestos from contaminated sites. (references)

After filing an official complaint, the Government is in a position to offer protective services through the Mexico City attorney general's office. (references)

Children

Dominican Republic

It also provides for removal of a mistreated child to a protective environment. (references)

Singapore

The Children and Young Persons Act establishes protective services for orphaned, abused, disabled, or troubled children, and creates a juvenile court system. (references)

United Kingdom

Childcare organizations must consult a list before offering anyone a job, paid or otherwise, and it is illegal for them to hire anyone named on it. In July a government task force on combating pedophile activity on the Internet recommended strategies to train law enforcement and child protective authorities in detecting and collecting digital evidence associated with Internet crimes against children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Norway

In 2000 the Government granted protective residency (which entails the granting of permanent residence permits) to 8,231 persons. (references)

Norway

Immigration authorities rejected 4,899 applications for protective residency. (references)

Switzerland

The 1999 asylum law provides for the collective admission of victims of violence and authorizes the Federal Council to grant them temporary protective status. (references)

Economic History

Panama

The Panamanian Government has converted the former Panama Defense Forces (PDF) into a civilian "public force," subordinate to civilian officials and composed of four independent units: the Panamanian National Police, the National Maritime Service (Coast Guard), the National Air Service, and the Institutional Protective Service (VIP Security). (references)

Greece

In 1981, protective barriers were removed when Greece joined the European Community. (references)

Greece

The development of the modern Greek economy began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the adoption of social and industrial legislation and protective tariffs and the creation of the first industrial enterprises. (references)

Human Rights

Chad

Mbailaou had been in protective custody since May when Abakar, a partisan of the ruling MPS party, had been stabbed by supporters of another party and had fled to Mbailaou's bar for protection; he died outside the bar. (references)

Mexico

In November and December, SEGOB developed a plan in collaboration with NGO's to provide enhanced protective measures for human rights activists, and to determine the circumstances and conditions under which this assistance may be provided. (references)

Zimbabwe

Amnesty International expressed concern that it would encourage further violence in the run-up to the presidential elections in 2002. The Government repeatedly has amended the Constitution in response to judicial rulings protective of human rights. (references)

Minorities

Pakistan

On August 26, a mob attacked an Ahmadi place of worship in Sheikhupura; instead of attempting to intervene, police reportedly placed 28 Ahmadis in protective custody during the incident. (references)

Political Economy

RUSSIA

The Law on Protective Trade Measures, passed in spring 1998, gives the government authority to undertake antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguard investigations, under certain conditions. (references)

Liberia

The regular security forces include: The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL); the Liberia National Police (LNP), which has primary responsibility for internal security; the Antiterrorist Unit (ATU), also called the Antiterrorist Brigade (ATB), composed of an elite special forces group; and the Special Security Service (SSS), a large, heavily armed executive protective force. (references)

Trade

Bahrain

There is still a protective duty of 20 percent on corn and palm oil imports. (references)

Argentina

Low voltage electrical equipment was the first product category subjected to safety regulations and mandatory certification (Resolution 92/98). Regulations have also been issued for toys, shoes, gas appliances and products, construction steel, elevators, energy consumption and noise labeling of appliances, closures for dangerous products, and personal protective equipment. (references)

Germany

Currently, over 20 of the 22 proposed and planned EU directives have been adopted: low voltage/ electrical safety, toys, simple pressure vessels, construction products, electro-magnetic compatibilty, gas appliances, personal protective equipment, machinery, medical devices, non-automatic weighing machines, type approval of telecommunications terminal equipment, medical devices, hot water boilers, lifts and recreational crafts. (references)

Travel

Moldova

Regular consulate protective services are very difficult to provide in this region in the case of arrests or imprisonment of Americans. (references)

Kenya

However, security concerns should be seriously considered in the location of housing, and in protective walls and security guards. (references)

Women

Mexico

A 1997 law criminalized intrafamily violence, established protective measures for victims, and provided public education on the domestic violence problem. (references)

Worker Rights

Uzbekistan

Although written regulations may provide adequate safeguards, workers in hazardous jobs often lack protective clothing and equipment. (references)

Bulgaria

Protective clothing often was absent from hazardous areas (for example, goggles for welders and helmets for construction workers). (references)

Turkmenistan

Industrial workers often labor in unsafe environments and are not provided proper protective equipment. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Protective

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Andrew Weil

It's a powerful anti-oxidant. It helps to treat diabetes, extends survival of breast cancer. Great protective against gum disease, good general anti-oxidant protection.

Liza Minnelli

Well, I know one thing, he does a lot of other shows besides me. He's always involved. He's very protective. And I think a woman needs that. I have to say I do. I can only speak for myself. I don't mean to sound pompous.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Protective

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Benjamin Harrison

1889-1893I look hopefully to the continuance of our protective system and to the consequent development of manufacturing and mining enterprises in the States hitherto wholly given to agriculture as a potent influence in the perfect unification of our people.

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929Under the helpful influences of restrictive immigration and a protective tariff, employment is plentiful, the rate of pay is high, and wage earners are in a state of contentment seldom before seen.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Protective

"Protective" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.15% of the time. "Protective" is used about 1,295 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)99.15%1,2846,150
Noun (proper)0.85%11106,044
                    Total100.00%1,295N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Protective

CountryName
USA

Protective Life Corporation

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Protective

Expressions using "protective": American Protective Association Ear Protective Devices Eye Protective Devices final protective fire Head Protective Devices impressed current cathodic protective system individual protective equipment Mucosal Protective Drugs over protective protective agent Protective Agents protective belt protective cap Protective Clothing protective coloration protective coloring protective colouring protective cover protective covering protective custody protective device Protective Devices protective duty protective embankment protective fold protective gaiter protective garment protective gloves protective goggles protective hood protective instinct protective labor legislation protective labour legislation protective measures protective mimicry protective minefield protective security protective shield protective skeg protective stake protective stock protective substance protective suit protective tariff protective wall protective works respiratory protective device Respiratory Protective Devices. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "protective": over-protective, self-protective.

Containing "protective": aren't-over-protective-mothers-a-complete-pain-in-the-arse, Radiation-Protective Agents.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Protective

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

child protective service

528

protective dental care

53

sun protective clothing

247

animal league protective

50

abc abuse america arizona baltzer ben boy carlton child child christi closet good isaac morning news phoenix protective services

198

protective eyewear

49

protective clothing

178

barton protective services

49

department protective regulatory services texas

153

protective order

42

personal protective equipment

122

protective life insurance company

39

child protective services texas

116

protective services

38

protective coating

98

arizona child protective services

36

protective relays

88

protective dental

33

protective life

86

medical protective

31

protective gear

76

company medical protective

27

federal protective service

72

protective cover

27

association police protective

70

protective film

27

uv protective clothing

66

animal cleveland league protective

26

protective life insurance

65

protective cap

26

sun protective swim wear

65

mask painter protective

24

adult protective services

59

ge medical protective

24

california child protective services

57

association canadian medical protective

23

protective case

56

protective packaging

22

protective

56

protective equipment

22
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Protective

Language Translations for "protective"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

proteksionist (protectionist), ruajtës (bailee, conservator, preservative, retentive), mbrojtës (advocate, apologetic, apologetical, back, champion, conservator, defender, fullback, guard, Guardian, keeper, paraclete, patron, protector, quarterback, tutelar, vindicator, vindicatory). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏وقائي (precautionary, pre-emptive, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, safety), ‏واق (conservative, covering, defensive, preservative, preventative), ‏حمائي (protectionist). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

защитен (covering, safety, vindicatory), протекционен, предпазен (cautionary, defensive, precautionary, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, safety, sematic, warning), предпазителен, покровителствуван. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

防护. (various references)

   

Czech

  

ochranný (preservative, preventative, preventive, prophylactic). (various references)

   

Danish

  

protektive stoffer. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

beschermend. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

tegilo (cover, protective cover). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

suojeleva (prophylactic). (various references)

   

French

  

protecteur (protectionist, protector). (various references)

   

German

  

protektiv, schutz-, schützend (defensive, patronizing, protecting, protectively, safeguarding, shielding, tutelar), geschützte, fürsorglich (careful, paternalistic, solicitous, thoughtful), beschützend (guarding, protectively). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

προστατευτικόσ (patronizing, sponsorial, tutelar), προστατευτικός. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מגן (defence, protection, shield), הגנתי (defence, defense, defensive). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

védõ (defender, defensive, protector), oltalmazó (Guardian, protecting). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

bersifat melindungi. (various references)

   

Italian

  

protettivo (patronal), profilattico (preventive, prophylactic). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

擁護 (nursing, protection, protective care). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぼうごマスク (protective mask), ぼうごへき (protective wall), ぼうへき (bulwark, protective wall), つまかわ (protective cover on a clog), ほしょうせんりょう (protective occupation), ほどう (custody, footpath, guidance, paved street, pavement, protective custody, sidewalk, walkway), ほごぜい (protective duty), ほごしょく (protective coloration), ほごぼうえき (protective trade), ほごかんぜいりつ (protective tariff), ほごかんぜい (protective tariff), ほごけんそく (protective arrest), かけえり (protective collar on kimono or bed clothes), ようご (foreign speech, nursing, protection, protective care, term, terminology). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

방호. (various references)

   

Manx

  

fendeilagh (defendant, defender, defensive, protector, tenable). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otectivepray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

protetor (calkin, candle-holder, clout, defensive, friend, guard, guardian, keeper, nurse, patron, protector, second, shield, tutelar, upholder), protectivo, preventivo (preventive, prophylactic, warning), que protégé. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

protecţionist, de protecţie. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

защитный (base-bound, base-limit, defence, defensive). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zaštitni (prohibitive). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

protector (coverture, custodian, defender, embankment, Guardian, patron, patronizing, protecting, protector). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

skyddande (guarding). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sahip çıkan (making a claim to, possessive), koruyucu (conservator, contraceptive, Guardian, guarding, keeper, life saver, patron, preservative, preserver, preventive, prophylactic, protecting, protector, protectress, safeguard, safety, sentinel, tutelar, tutelary, umbrella, warden), koruma (aegis, asylum, auspices, bodyguard, conservancy, conservation, convoy, covering, custody, defending, defense, escort, Favor, favour, guard, guarding, indemnity, keeping, lifeguard, maintenance, patronage, preservation, protection, retention, safeguard, safekeeping, shade, shadow, shield, tutelage, umbrella). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

охоронний (conservative), заступницький (intercessory), захисний (apologetic, apologetical, cryptic, defensive, fenceful, preventive), протекційний. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

bảo vệ, bảo hộ. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Protective

Derivations

Words beginning with "protective": protectively, protectiveness, protectivenesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "protective": cryoprotective, overprotective, radioprotective. (additional references)

Words containing "protective": overprotectiveness, overprotectivenesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Protective" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: proceptive, proective, propective, protctive, Protectrice, proyective. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Protective"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "protective" (pronounced prute"ktiv or perte"ktiv)
7-u t e" k t i vdetective.
5-e" k t i vaffective, collective, connective, corrective, defective, directive, effective, elective, ineffective, infective, introspective, invective, irrespective, objective, perspective, projective, prospective, reflective, respective, retrospective, selective, subjective.
4-k t i vactive, addictive, adjective, attractive, conductive, constructive, counterproductive, destructive, distinctive, hyperactive, inactive, injunctive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, nonproductive, obstructive, octave, overactive, photoconductive, predictive, proactive, productive, radioactive, reactive, reconstructive, refractive, reproductive, restrictive, retroactive, seductive, superconductive, unattractive, unproductive, vindictive.
3-t i vaccommodative, abortive, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, adaptive, additive, administrative, adoptive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, authoritative, automotive, captive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, congestive, consecutive, conservative, consultative, contemplative, contraceptive, cooperative, corruptive, creative, cumulative, curative, deceptive, decorative, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, descriptive, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, disincentive, disparages, dispositive, disruptive, dissipative, distributive, duplicative, elucidative, eruptive, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inattentive, incentive, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, interpretive, intuitive, inventive, investigative, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, perceptive, plaintive, positive, preemptive, prerogative, preservative, presumptive, preventative, preventive, primitive, probative, prognosticative, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, receptive, recuperative, redemptive, redistributive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, restive, restorative, secretive, sedative, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, substantive, suggestive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unreceptive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vituperative.
6-t e" k t i vdetective.
5-e" k t i vaffective, collective, connective, corrective, defective, directive, effective, elective, ineffective, infective, introspective, invective, irrespective, objective, perspective, projective, prospective, reflective, respective, retrospective, selective, subjective.
4-k t i vactive, addictive, adjective, attractive, conductive, constructive, counterproductive, destructive, distinctive, hyperactive, inactive, injunctive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, nonproductive, obstructive, octave, overactive, photoconductive, predictive, proactive, productive, radioactive, reactive, reconstructive, refractive, reproductive, restrictive, retroactive, seductive, superconductive, unattractive, unproductive, vindictive.
3-t i vaccommodative, abortive, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, adaptive, additive, administrative, adoptive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, authoritative, automotive, captive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, congestive, consecutive, conservative, consultative, contemplative, contraceptive, cooperative, corruptive, creative, cumulative, curative, deceptive, decorative, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, descriptive, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, disincentive, disparages, dispositive, disruptive, dissipative, distributive, duplicative, elucidative, eruptive, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inattentive, incentive, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, interpretive, intuitive, inventive, investigative, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, perceptive, plaintive, positive, preemptive, prerogative, preservative, presumptive, preventative, preventive, primitive, probative, prognosticative, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, receptive, recuperative, redemptive, redistributive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, restive, restorative, secretive, sedative, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, substantive, suggestive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unreceptive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vituperative.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Protective

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-o-p-r-t-t-v"

-2 letters: corvette, orective.

-3 letters: coterie, cottier, coveter, evictor, overtip, pettier, picotee, pottier, proette, protect, receipt, revoice, treetop.

-4 letters: cerite, copier, copter, corvee, corvet, cotter, covert, erotic, petite, petter, piecer, pierce, poetic, potter, privet, protei, ptotic, recept, recipe, recite, revote, tercet, tierce, tiptoe, trevet, tricot, trivet, tropic, vector, verite, vetoer, victor, voicer.

-5 letters: citer, civet, coper.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-e-i-o-p-r-t-t-v"
 

+2 letters: protectively.

 

+3 letters: contraceptive, exteroceptive, interoceptive, introspective, retrospective.

 

+4 letters: contraceptives, cryoprotective, overprotecting, overprotection, overprotective, photoreceptive, protectiveness, retrospectives.

 

+5 letters: electropositive, introspectively, overexpectation, overprotections, radioprotective, retrospectively.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Names: Company Usage
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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