āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
protective
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protective
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ, āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
displaying or having a desire to protect someone or something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He felt protective of his younger sister, always ready to defend her from any harm.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ
(of a thing or type of behavior) appropriate for or intended to defend one against damage or harm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The thick, protective casing ensured that the delicate equipment inside remained safe during transport.
āĻŽā§āĻāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ, āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻļā§āĻ˛
showing care, concern, or attentiveness toward someone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher was protective of her students' feelings.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
overprotective
protectively
protectiveness
protective
protect
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
