unprotectively
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From unprotective + -ly.
Adverb
[edit]unprotectively (comparative more unprotectively, superlative most unprotectively)
- In an unprotective manner.
- 2013, Todd Gitlin, The Intellectuals and the Flag:
- 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 […]
- 2014, Ruby Cohn, Just Play: Beckett's Theater, page 255:
- For the technical rehearsal, Beckett reduced the size of Willie's handkerchief, ridiculously dainty when it perched unprotectively on Willie's bald head.