protective

Adjective

• (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
  • protective of his reputation
    

• showing care
  • a protective mother
    

• intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
  • a protective covering
    
  • the use of protective masks and equipment
    
  • protective coatings
    
  • kept the drunken sailor in protective custody
    
  • animals with protective coloring
    
  • protective tariffs