a. Drawn out; extended. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Time is a protensive quantity. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. protectif. ] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. “ The favor of a protective Providence.” Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
Protective coloring (Zool.),
Protective tariff (Polit. Econ.),
n. The quality or state of being protective. W. Pater. [ 1913 Webster ]