Definition
Intended for or relating to defense; protecting against attack or harm (variant spelling of defensive).
Etymology
From defence + -ive (suffix meaning 'relating to'). This is an archaic or variant spelling of 'defensive,' both from Latin 'defendere' (de- 'away' + fendere 'to strike').
Kelly Says
This old spelling 'defencive' shows how English spelling was messier in the 1600s-1700s before dictionaries standardized it to 'defensive'—finding this spelling in old books is like reading a dinosaur's footprint in spelling history!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ka-ya
BNবাংলা
রক্ষামূলক
rok-sha-mool-ok
CACatalà
defensiu
de-fen-siv
CSČeština
defenzivní
de-fen-ziv-ni
DADansk
defensiv
de-fen-siv
DEDeutsch
defensiv
de-fen-siv
ELΕλληνικά
αμυντικός
a-my-n-ti-kos
ESEspañol
defensivo
def-en-siv-oh
FAفارسی
defensiv
de-fen-siv
FISuomi
defensiivinen
de-fen-siiv-i-nen
FRFrançais
défensif
de-fen-sif
GUGU
રક્ષણાત્મક
rak-shan-at-mak
HIहिन्दी
रक्षात्मक
raksha-at-mak
HUMagyar
defensiv
de-fen-siv
IDBahasa Indonesia
defensif
de-fen-siv
IGIG
ike gbara
ee-ke g-ba-ra
ITItaliano
difensivo
di-fen-siv-oh
KO한국어
방어적인
bang-eo-jeok-in
MRMR
रक्षात्मक
raksha-at-mak
MSBahasa Melayu
defensif
de-fen-siv
MYမြန်မာ
ကာကွယ်
ka-ka-kwe
NLNederlands
defensief
de-fen-siv
NONorsk
defensiv
de-fen-siv
PLPolski
defensywny
de-fen-siv-n-ee
PTPortuguês
defensivo
de-fen-siv-oh
RORomână
defensiv
de-fen-siv
RUРусский
defensivo
de-fen-siv-oh
SVSvenska
defensiv
de-fen-siv
SWKiswahili
mwenye ulinzi
mwen-ye u-lin-zi
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாப்பு
pa-thuka-ppu
TEతెలుగు
రక్షణాత్మక
raksha-nat-mak
TLTL
depensybo
de-pen-si-bo
TRTürkçe
savunmacı
sa-vun-ma-chi
UKУкраїнська
оборонний
o-bor-on-niy
VITiếng Việt
phòng thủ
phong-thu
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ ìṣẹ̀
awon eh-ro ee-she
ZUZU
omunye wena
o-mu-nye we-na