defensively
/dɪ'fɛnsɪvli/
11 letters4 syllables21 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
OTHER
1
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”
2
In an apologetic and defensive manner.
“`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively”
WORD FORMS
Starts withD
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinefensivelyday
Starts & ends withD … Y
Syllablesde · fen · sive · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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