Meaning & Definition of Defensively in English
English⟶
Defensively
/dɪfɛnsɪvli/
adverb
1. In an apologetic and defensive manner
- "`i felt it better you should know,' said sir cedric defensively"
synonym:
- defensively
2. 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"
synonym:
- defensively