pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command
Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person's love and attention. Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me = jealous + possessively pos·ses·sive·ly Leaning over, he kissed her possessively on the mouth. + possessiveness pos·ses·sive·ness I've ruined every relationship with my possessiveness. = jealousy
Indicates that something belongs to someone or something The usual ways of expressing possession are
In grammar, a possessive determiner or possessive adjective is a word such as `my' or `his' which shows who or what something belongs to or is connected with. The possessive form of a name or noun has 's added to it, as in `Jenny's' or `cat's'
desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings
A possessive is a possessive determiner or the possessive form of a name or noun. an adjective, pronoun, or form of a word that shows that something belongs to someone or something
an adjective indicating ownership Certain pronouns are possessive, e g 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'theirs', 'ours' and 'its' Where a noun is used in a possessive form, there is usually an 's' suffix In the case of a singular noun, this 's' is preceded by an apostrophe (the book's pages - one book, several pages), in the case of a plural noun, the apostrophe follows the 's' ("the books' pages" - several books)