Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK)Something that protects.

  2. A condom.

Examples

93 sentences
  1. Tom is very protective of Mary.

  2. Tom took off his protective glasses.

    ruТом снял защитные очки. — soweli_Elepanto

    deTom setzte seine Schutzbrille ab. — raggione

  3. Tom is a very protective father.

  4. Tom was very protective of Mary.

  5. The workers were wearing protective eyewear.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

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

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

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