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English adjective: possessive

1. possessive serving to express or indicate possession


SamplesPossessive pronouns.
The genitive endings.


Synonymsgenitive


Domain categorygrammar

2. possessive desirous of owning


SamplesSmall children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys.


Similaracquisitive


Antonymsunacquisitive

3. possessive having or showing a desire to control or dominate


SamplesA possessive parent.


Similardominant


Antonymssubordinate, low-level


English noun: possessive

1. possessive (communication) the case expressing ownership


Synonymsgenitive, genitive case, possessive case


Broader (hypernym)oblique, oblique case


Narrower (hyponym)attributive genitive, attributive genitive case









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