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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pos•ses•sive /pəˈzɛsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - desiring to dominate and be the only controlling influence on someone:a jealous, possessive husband.
- unwilling to share with other people;
selfish. - Grammar(of a word, construction, or grammatical case) showing possession, ownership, origin, etc., as Jane's in Jane's coat. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun. Compare genitive (def. 1).
n. [countable] - Grammarthe possessive case.
- Grammara possessive form or phrase.
pos•ses•sive•ly, adv. pos•ses•sive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pos•ses•sive (pə zes′iv),USA pronunciation adj. - jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
- desirous of possessing, esp. excessively so:Young children are so possessive they will not allow others to play with their toys; a possessive lover.
- of or pertaining to possession or ownership.
- Grammar
- indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun.
- noting or pertaining to a case that indicates possession, ownership, origin, etc., as, in English, John's in John's hat.
n. [Gram.] - Grammarthe possessive case.
- Grammara form in the possessive.
- Latin possessīvus. See possess, -ive
- 1520–30
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