Defenition of the word possessive

• Defenition of the word possessive

  • Desiring to possess and control a beloved being.
  • desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
  • having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"
  • (grammar) serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
  • serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
  • the case expressing ownership
  • desirous of owning
  • having or showing a desire to control or dominate
  • serving to express or indicate possession

Synonyms for the word possessive

• • controlling
  • domineering
  • genitive
  • jealous
  • overprotective
  • selfish

Similar words in the possessive

• • acquisitive
  • dominant
  • possessive
  • possessively
  • possessiveness
  • possessiveness's
  • possessives

Hyponyms for the word possessive

• • attributive genitive
  • attributive genitive case

Hypernyms for the word possessive

• • oblique
  • oblique case

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