(adv.) On the defensive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). defensively. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/defensively/definitions/1995336 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "defensively" http://smartdefine.org/defensively/definitions/1995336 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, defensively, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/defensively/definitions/1995336>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "defensively" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/defensively/definitions/1995336> |