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unprotectively en · ADV

Etymology

From unprotective + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an unprotective manner.
   • As much as he was committed to analytical intelligence, Irving was equally committed to good writing. He worked hard to get sentences right. His own work he edited unprotectively […] 2013, Todd Gitlin, The Intellectuals and the Flag:
   • For the technical rehearsal, Beckett reduced the size of Willie's handkerchief, ridiculously dainty when it perched unprotectively on Willie's bald head. 2014, Ruby Cohn, Just Play: Beckett's Theater, page 255:

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