pəˈzesɪv adj. & n. --adj. 1
showing a
desire to
possess or
retain what one already owns. 2 showing
jealous and domineering tendencies
towards another person. 3 Gram. indicating
possession. --n. (in full possessive case) Gram.
the case of nouns and pronouns expressing possession. øpossessive
pronoun each of the pronouns indicating possession (my,
your,
his,
their, etc.) or the corresponding
absolute forms (mine,
yours, his,
theirs, etc.). øøpossessively adv. possessiveness n. [L possessivus (as POSSESS), transl. Gk ktetike (ptosis case)]