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
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)