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possessive Adjective 1. of possession 2. desiring excessively to possess or dominate: a possessive husband 3. Grammar denoting a form of a noun or pronoun used to convey possession, as my or Harry's: a possessive pronoun Noun Grammar a. the possessive case b. a word in the possessive case possessiveness n
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possessive Translations possessive [pəˈzɛsɪv] possess adj [+ nature etc] → besitzergreifend; (Ling) [+ pronoun]; Possessiv-; (000) [+ adjective]; besitzanzeigend; How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And then there was the singular possessive adjective: Bert was very possessive with Mary, almost roughly so, resting his hand on hers, catching and holding it, and, once, forcibly slipping off her two rings and refusing to return them for a long while. And even as he looked, the brute deliberately stretched himself after the manner of a lazy dog, yawning full in his face and looking upon him with a possessive eye, as if, in truth, he were merely a delayed meal that was soon to be eaten. |
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