1 ~ (of / about sb/sth) demanding total attention or love; not wanting sb to be independent:
Some parents are too possessive of their children.
2 ~ (of / about sth) not liking to lend things or share things with others:
Jimmy's very possessive about his toys.
3 (grammar) showing that sth belongs to sb/sth:
possessive pronouns (= yours, his, etc.)
possessively adverb:
'That's mine!' she said possessively.
possessiveness noun [U]:
I couldn't stand his jealousy and possessiveness.
noun (grammar)
1 [C] an adjective, a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that sth belongs to sb/sth:
'Ours' and 'their' are possessives.
2 (the possessive) noun [sing.] the special form of a word that expresses belonging
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of possessive come from?
This entry for possessive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is possessive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, possessive is tagged as adjective.
Does possessive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — possessive appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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