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- pronunciation:
- pr
tek
tihv
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
protecting or made to protect.
Visitors to the factory must wear protective clothing.The mother bear is protective of her cub. |
| related words: |
repellent, shady |
| derivations: |
protectively (adv.), protectiveness (n.) |
The word protective
contains the following part:
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, activate, active, actively, activist, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, exclusive, expensive, fugitive, imperative, infinitive, interactive, native, objective, productive, protective, relative
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