Protective: alternatives and connections

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.

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Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.

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Relating to custody or guardianship.

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Relating to custody or guardianship.

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Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.

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Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.

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Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.

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Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.

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A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

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A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

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of Protect

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of Protect

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Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.

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Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.

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One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Alt. of Tutelary

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Alt. of Tutelary

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Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.

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Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.

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To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

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To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

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The quality or state of being protective.

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The quality or state of being protective.

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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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Going before; preceding.

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Going before; preceding.

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