About The Word Possessive
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Possessive
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What's The Definition Of Possessive?
[adj] desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
[adj] having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" [adj] (grammar) serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" Synonyms | Synonyms for Possessive: acquisitive | dominant | genitive Related Terms | Find terms related to Possessive: acquisitive | ambitious for self | autistic | careerist | controlling | covetous | dominating | domineering | egotistical | grasping | greedy | individualistic | materialistic | narcissistic | niggardly | overbearing | personalistic | possessory | privatistic | proprietary | remote | self-absorbed | self-admiring | self-advancing | self-besot | self-centered | self-considerative | self-contained | self-devoted | self-esteeming | self-indulgent | self-interested | selfish | self-jealous | self-occupied | self-pleasing | self-seeking | self-serving | self-sufficient | stingy | ungenerous | ungiving | unyielding See Also | Possessive In Webster's Dictionary \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F.
possessif.]
Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating
possession.
{Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case
of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin,
or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as,
Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's
faithfulness.
{Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his
name; her home; my book.
\Pos*sess"ive\, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case. 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. |
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