DEFENSIVE Defensive (adjective): relating to protection or self-defense; defensive (plural) - actions taken to protect oneself; defending (verb) - the act of protecting or guarding; defended (past tense) - having been protected or guarded; defender (noun) - someone who protects or guards; defensive (superlative) - the most protective or guarded; defensively (adverb) - in a protective or guarded manner. Defensive refers to actions or behaviors aimed at protecting oneself or others from
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Word: DEFENSIVE
Length: 9 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word DEFENSIVE can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.