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possessingly

possessingly adverb: in a possessing manner.

Adverb

possessingly (comparative more possessingly, superlative most possessingly)

  1. in a possessing manner

Forms of possessingly

comparativemore possessingly
superlativemost possessingly

Origin of possessingly

From possessing + -ly.

Questions about possessingly

What does possessingly mean?
Possessingly means in a possessing manner.
What part of speech is possessingly?
Possessingly is an adverb.

Words near possessingly in the dictionary

  1. possesses
  2. possessest
  3. possesseth
  4. possessible
  5. possessing
  6. possessingly
  7. possessingness
  8. possession
  9. possession arrow
  10. possession arrows
  11. possession is nine points of the law

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