possessive
[adjective]
Synonyms: jealous, controlling, covetous, dominating, domineering, overprotective, selfish

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I. pos‧ses‧sive¹ /pəˈzesɪv/ adjective

1. wanting someone to have feelings of love or friendship for you and no one else
possessive of/about
She was terribly possessive of our eldest son.

2. unwilling to let other people use something you own
possessive of/about
He’s so possessive about his new car.

3. technical used in grammar to show that something belongs to someone or something
possessive pronoun/form/case etc
the possessive pronouns ‘ours’ and ‘mine’
—possessively adverb
—possessiveness noun [uncountable]

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II. possessive² noun [countable]
technical an adjective, pronoun, or form of a word that shows that something belongs to someone or something

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possessive
adj.
VERBS be, feel, seem | become, get Nick's starting to get possessive and jealous.
ADV. extremely, fiercely, intensely, very her fiercely possessive love for him
rather
PREP. about Why should he feel so possessive about some old photos?
of She had always been possessive of her brother.
towards He was very possessive towards her.

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