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possessive
What does possessive mean?
possessive (adjective): desirous of owning.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use possessive in a sentence?
- Small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce possessive?
/pəˈzɛsɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does possessive come from?
From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to possessive
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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extremely pleasing
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the least possible
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desirous of owning
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fast; quick; rapid
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