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possessively

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pos·ses·sive  (p-zsv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.
2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.
n. Grammar
1. The possessive case.
2. A possessive form or construction.
pos·sessive·ly adv.
pos·sessive·ness n.
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Adv.1.possessively - in a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"
Translations
possessively [pəˈzesɪvlɪ] ADV she slipped her arm into his possessively → le tomó del brazo de manera posesiva
possessively
adv (about things) → eigen; (towards people) → besitzergreifend
possessively [pəˈzɛsɪvlɪ] adv → in modo possessivo
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