- possessively
- possessive ► ADJECTIVE 1) demanding someone's total attention and love. 2) unwilling to share one's possessions. 3) Grammar expressing possession.DERIVATIVES possessively adverb possessiveness noun.
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Possessively — Pos*sess ive*ly, adv. In a possessive manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
possessively — adverb in a possessive manner he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife • Derived from adjective: ↑possessive … Useful english dictionary
possessively — adverb see possessive I … New Collegiate Dictionary
possessively — See possessive. * * * … Universalium
possessively — adverb in a possessive manner … Wiktionary
possessively — pÉ™ zesɪvlɪ adv. materialistically, in the manner of wanting to acquire new possessions … English contemporary dictionary
possessively — pos·ses·sive·ly … English syllables
possessively — See: possessive … English dictionary
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