possessively

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adverb

In a possessive manner.

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Meanings

adverbpossessively (comparative more possessively, superlative most possessively)

comparative more possessively · superlative most possessively

  1. In a possessive manner.

    “Besides,” she says, looking possessively at her class of Chinese youngsters, “can you imagine these children going to an ordinary school?”

    1973 July 16, Wayne King, “Philadelphia's Chinatown Is Threatened by ‘Progress’”, in The New York Times

Origin

From possessive + -ly.

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APA

possessively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessively

MLA

“possessively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessively. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possessively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessively.

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