protective

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
  2. adjective showing care
  3. adjective (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus. By surface analysis, protect + -ive.

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