ಅರ್ಥ : In an apologetic and defensive manner.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively.
ಅರ್ಥ : In a defensive manner.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis.
In an aggressive manner.
`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said.