Grade 10
(pro-tec-tive) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. giving or meant to give protection

Example Sentence

The guardrail at the edge of the road is a protective railing.

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

protective
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Rhymes

  • affective
  • collective
  • connective
  • corrective
  • defective
  • detective
  • directive
  • effective
  • elective
  • infective
  • invective
  • objective
  • perspective
  • projective
  • prospective
  • protective
  • reflective
  • respective
  • selective
  • subjective

  • ineffective
  • introspective
  • irrespective
  • retrospective

  • anti-infective