protestive

English

Etymology

From protest +‎ -ive.

Adjective

protestive (not comparable)

1. Expressing protest.
   • 1981, Wanda C. Bronson, Toddlers' Behaviors with Agemates:

     Acts include attempt to take, reach for peer's toy, offer-withdraw toy either without vocalization and with neutral affect, or with no more than a brief and mildly protestive vocalization and/or facial expression of frown or pucker.