-fend, fend-, fen-
(Latin: ward off, to ward off, strike, keep off, guard, protect; from fendere [found only in compounded words])
defensive (adjective), more defensive, most defensive
defensively (adverb), more defensively, most defensively
fence (verb), fences; fenced; fencing
fend (verb), fends; fended; fending
inoffensive (adjective), more inoffensive, most inoffensive
inoffensively (adverb), more inoffensively, most inoffensively
offend (verb), offends; offended; offending
offendedly (adverb), more offendedly, most offendedly