fiercely defensive

Frequency: 5.03.2 per million words

To be defensive in an angry or aggressive way.

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Examples (20)

  • He did not once glance at his listeners and seemed fiercely defensive.
  • She became fiercely defensive when questioned about her work.
  • The CEO became fiercely defensive when questioned about the company's poor performance.
  • The manager was fiercely defensive of his team's performance.
  • She is fiercely defensive of her children and will not tolerate any criticism of them.
  • He grew fiercely defensive whenever anyone criticized his methods.
  • Anytime his past is brought up, he gets fiercely defensive.
  • The politician remained fiercely defensive during the heated interview.
  • The author was fiercely defensive about the controversial themes in his novel.
  • She turned fiercely defensive at the slightest hint of criticism.
  • During the press conference, the politician grew fiercely defensive regarding her voting record.
  • The CEO was fiercely defensive about the company's controversial policies.
  • He has always been fiercely defensive about his artistic choices.
  • He became fiercely defensive when his integrity was questioned.
  • You don't need to be so fiercely defensive; it was just a simple question.
  • The artist was fiercely defensive of her creative choices.
  • Her reaction was fiercely defensive, which made us suspect she was hiding something.
  • She responded in a fiercely defensive manner to the accusations.
  • They remained fiercely defensive of their unconventional lifestyle against public scrutiny.
  • The coach was fiercely defensive when reporters criticized his strategy.