possessinglyadv.

Brit.

/pəˈzɛsɪŋli/, U.S.

/pəˈzɛsɪŋli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possessing adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < possessing adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier possessively adv.

So as to indicate possession or ownership; so as to possess or captivate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adverb]

feelingly?a1425

sensibly?a1425

imprintingly1594

powerfully1766

imposingly1812

impressively1818

tellingly1832

possessingly1919

1919 A. Merritt Moon Pool xxiii. 238 Again her hand stole down possessingly, serpent soft, to the drunken head of the O'Keefe.

1927 Observer 11 Dec. 10/4 Miss Jenkins's diary..is nothing worth in itself, but how possessingly dramatised by the identity of her correspondent!

1937 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 25 June 14/3 What right had she to build her whole life around the man?—had Sandy given her any real reason to think of him so possessingly?

1961 A. Kardiner & E. Preble They studied Man i. 87 Her right hand is laid possessingly, maternally, over his.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	possessingly
释义	possessinglyadv. Brit. /pəˈzɛsɪŋli/, U.S. /pəˈzɛsɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possessing adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < possessing adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier possessively adv. So as to indicate possession or ownership; so as to possess or captivate. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adverb] feelingly?a1425 sensibly?a1425 imprintingly1594 powerfully1766 imposingly1812 impressively1818 tellingly1832 possessingly1919 1919 A. Merritt Moon Pool xxiii. 238 Again her hand stole down possessingly, serpent soft, to the drunken head of the O'Keefe. 1927 Observer 11 Dec. 10/4 Miss Jenkins's diary..is nothing worth in itself, but how possessingly dramatised by the identity of her correspondent! 1937 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 25 June 14/3 What right had she to build her whole life around the man?—had Sandy given her any real reason to think of him so possessingly? 1961 A. Kardiner & E. Preble They studied Man i. 87 Her right hand is laid possessingly, maternally, over his. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1919
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