possessive

adjective
[L13223]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • positive : possessive

Senses

  • wanting to own, unwilling to share
  • having ownership, perhaps stingily and greedily
  • expressing the genitive. linguistics and grammar

possessive

noun
[L325749]

Forms

  • singular : possessive
  • plural : possessives

Senses

  • word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense