11 Letters
7 Consonants
4 Vowels
4 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use defensively as a adverb in a sentence.
About Defensively
A 4 syllables adverb and 11 letters with the letters d, e, f, i, l, n, s, v, and y, 7 consonants, 4 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letter s. Defensively starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, def, defe, defen, and the ending characters are y, ly, ely, vely, ively, ..
Definition
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"
Pig Latin
Defensively in Pig Latin is said as "efensivelyday or efensivelydway".
Unigram
d | e | f | e | n | s | i | v | e | l | y
Bigram
de | ef | fe | en | ns | si | iv | ve | el | ly
Trigram
def | efe | fen | ens | nsi | siv | ive | vel | ely
Quadrigram
defe | efen | fens | ensi | nsiv | sive | ivel | vely
Word Gram
Adverb Examples
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"
in an apologetic and self-defensive manner;
"`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"

Antonyms

There are 1 words that have the opposite meaning of defensively.

AntonymDefinition
Offensivelyin an aggressive manner
"`In this crisis, we must act offensively,'' the President said"
"the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from defensively.

Anagram Definition
Defensivelyin 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"

View English words with the unique letters used in defensively. Words With The Letters Defilnsvy

Pertainyms

1 pertainyms available for the word defensively

Word Definition
Defensivean attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'')





     

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