protective

A common and general way to intensify 'protective'.

Protective to an excessive or unhelpful degree.

Intensely and aggressively protective.

Very protective, often used in a formal or technical context.

To have a protective nature or state.

To experience an emotion of protectiveness.

To begin to show protective behavior.

Used to specify who or what is being protected.

Used to specify the person/thing towards whom protective feelings are directed.