defensively

English

Alternative forms

• defencively (archaic, nonstandard)

Etymology

defensive +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/

Adverb

defensively (comparative more defensively, superlative most defensively)

1. In a defensive manner.

Translations

in a defensive manner

• Catalan: defensivament (ca)
• Finnish: puolustavasti, puolustuksellisesti
• French: défensivement (fr)
• Greek: αμυντικά (el) (amyntiká)
• Italian: difensivamente (it)
• Portuguese: defensivamente
• Spanish: defensivamente