Definition of defensively
English to English adverb - in an apologetic and defensive manner
`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively.
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - On the defensive.
source: Webster 1913
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