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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the case expressing ownership;
[syn: genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. serving to express or indicate possession;
- Example: "possessive pronouns"
- Example: "the genitive endings"
[syn: possessive, genitive]

2. desirous of owning;
- Example: "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"

3. having or showing a desire to control or dominate;
- Example: "a possessive parent"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. [1913 Webster] Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness. Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

possessive adj 1: serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: possessive, genitive] 2: desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" 3: having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" n 1: the case expressing ownership [syn: genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "possessive": acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, careerist, controlling, covetous, dominating, domineering, egotistical, grasping, greedy, individualistic, materialistic, narcissistic, niggardly, overbearing, personalistic, possessory, privatistic, proprietary, remote, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-advancing, self-besot, self-centered, self-considerative, self-contained, self-devoted, self-esteeming, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-jealous, self-occupied, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving, self-sufficient, selfish, stingy, ungenerous, ungiving, unyielding