defensively

adv

1. In a defensive manner.

   “This is a particularly disruptive tactic if the opponent also prefers an offensive style and has difficulty fighting defensively or counteroffensively.”

   “England, defensively, were not good enough - nowhere near the standard that would be acceptable at the highest international level.”

   “It's fine. I think I could be ... semitarian, maybe? Half vegetarian? It's a thing,' he adds, a little defensively”