ADV
- purely
- These are purely defensive measures
- essentially, largely
- a largely defensive campaign
VERBS
- be, feel, look, seem, sound
- become, get
- Whenever anyone mention women's rights, he gets rather defensive
ADV
- extremely, fiercely, very
- He did not once glance at his listeners and seemed fiercely defensive
- a little, rather, slightly, somewhat
- oddly
- Her manner was oddly defensive, as he hadn't intended any criticism at all
PREP
- about
- He is extremely defensive about his work
