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adjective
1.
jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
2.
desirous of possessing, especially excessively so: Young children are so possessive they will not allow others to play with their toys; a possessive lover.
3.
of or pertaining to possession or ownership.
4.
Grammar.
a.
indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun.
b.
noting or pertaining to a case that indicates possession, ownership, origin, etc., as, in English, John's in John's hat.
noun Grammar.
5.
the possessive case.
6.
a form in the possessive.
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Possessive
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Related forms
pos·ses·sive·ly, adverb
pos·ses·sive·ness, noun
non·pos·ses·sive, adjective
non·pos·ses·sive·ly, adverb
non·pos·ses·sive·ness, noun
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Example Sentences
- Romans, after all, feel possessive about their city.
- Tell someone to listen to whoever's advice is pompous, and use the possessive pronoun above shows that he is also presumptuous.
- He is food agressive and is possessive of things he has gotten but should not have.
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World English Dictionary
| possessive (pəˈzɛsɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to possession or ownership |
| 2. | having or showing an excessive desire to possess, control, or dominate: a possessive mother |
| 3. | grammar |
| a. another word for genitive | |
| b. denoting an inflected form of a noun or pronoun used to convey the idea of possession, association, etc, as my or Harry's | |
| —n | |
| 4. | grammar |
| a. the possessive case | |
| b. a word or speech element in the possessive case | |
| pos'sessively | |
| —adv | |
| pos'sessiveness | |
| —n | |
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Cultural Dictionary
possessive definition
The case of a noun or pronoun that shows possession. Nouns are usually made possessive by adding an apostrophe and s: “The bicycle is Sue's, not Mark's.” Possessive pronouns can take the place of possessive nouns: “The bicycle is hers, not his.” (See nominative case and objective case.)
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