self-protective

adjective

Of or pertaining to the ability to protect oneself.

Meanings

adjectiveself-protective (comparative more self-protective, superlative most self-protective)

comparative more self-protective · superlative most self-protective

  1. Of or pertaining to the ability to protect oneself.
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APA

self-protective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-protective

MLA

“self-protective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-protective. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-protective,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-protective.

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