<adj.pert> possessive pronouns the genitive endings
desirous of owning
<adj.all> small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys
having or showing a desire to control or dominate
<adj.all> a possessive parent
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.
{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.
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case.
2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
The songs are rousing and Len Cariou is sparkling in the lead, but nothing can save the show from the simplistic story of an overly possessive father concocted by writer Jerome Alden.
"People are very possessive about not only their cities but their neighborhoods," Blakey said of the hundreds of daily phone calls asking, "Why not a trip to Philadelphia, Houston, the rural South?
Saif, at first indulgent and affectionate, emerges as patronising and violently possessive.