deflective
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He will need to draw upon all his reserves of deflective parliamentary wit.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Smith also recommends a deflective approach for invading jackets, hair or feet.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023
“Right now, I can’t even talk about this,” he said when the issue came up, and laughed his deflective laugh.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2020
Kim’s Ray, guyishly deflective with tattoos running defiantly up his arms, allows the ending of his father’s life to transform him even without the benefit of mythological closure.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2019
Turret and barbette armor may be considered as deflective armor.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
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