pos|ses´sive|ness

pos|ses´sive|ness
pos|ses|sive «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of possession.
2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns.
3. desirous of ownership: »

a possessive nature.

4. asserting or claiming ownership: »

a possessive manner.

–n.
1. a) the possessive form of a word or the possessive case. b) a word showing possession. In “the boy's books,” boy's is a possessive.
2. a) a group of words having the meaning or function of the possessive case. Example: of the boy, of the boy's. b) a possessive pronoun or adjective.
–pos|ses´sive|ly, adverb.
–pos|ses´sive|ness, noun.

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