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defensively
/dɪ'fɛnsɪvli/
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  1. in a defensive manner
    "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"
    Opposite:
    offensively
  2. in an apologetic and defensive manner
    "`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"
Antonyms of defensively
offensively
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