possessive
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
possessive
adj 1: serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive
pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: {possessive},
{genitive}]
2: desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they
will not let others play with their toys"
3: having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a
possessive parent"
n 1: the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive}, {genitive
case}, {possessive}, {possessive case}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F.
possessif.]
Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating
possession.
[1913 Webster]
{Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case
of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin,
or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as,
Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's
faithfulness.
{Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his
name; her home; my book.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "possessive":
acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, careerist, controlling,
covetous, dominating, domineering, egotistical, grasping, greedy,
individualistic, materialistic, narcissistic, niggardly,
overbearing, personalistic, possessory, privatistic, proprietary,
remote, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-advancing, self-besot,
self-centered, self-considerative, self-contained, self-devoted,
self-esteeming, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-jealous,
self-occupied, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving,
self-sufficient, selfish, stingy, ungenerous, ungiving,
unyielding
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