the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Causing deflection.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Causing deflection or deviation.
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adj. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Word Usage
"He is a bitter cocktail of amoral thug and deflective coward ... with a shot of self righteous bully — for that extra bit of burn on the way down to the pit of America's soul."