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de·fen·sive

adj 1  :  serving to defend or protect (as the ego) <face-saving is a common reaction -Psychology Today>   2  :  devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack < behavior>  de*fen*sive*ly adv de*fen*sive*ness n 
 
   

 
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