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Definition of protectively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

protectively

adverb

/prəˈtektɪvli/

/prəˈtektɪvli/

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in a way that is intended to protect or that shows a wish to protect somebody/something
- She clutched her bag protectively.
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