possessively
possessively adverb: in a possessive manner.
Adverb
possessively (comparative more possessively, superlative most possessively)
- In a possessive manner.
- “Besides,” she says, looking possessively at her class of Chinese youngsters, “can you imagine these children going to an ordinary school?”1973 July 16, Wayne King, “Philadelphia's Chinatown Is Threatened by ‘Progress’”, in The New York Times
possessively meaning in Hindi and Urdu
possessively in Hindi
- possessively
- इज़ाफ़ी izāfī
possessively in Urdu
- possessively
- اضافی izāfī
Forms of possessively
| comparative | more possessively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most possessively |
Origin of possessively
From possessive + -ly.
Questions about possessively
- What does possessively mean?
- Possessively means in a possessive manner.
- What is possessively in Hindi?
- Possessively in Hindi is इज़ाफ़ी (izāfī). See Possessively meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is possessively?
- Possessively is an adverb.
Words near possessively in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: possessively (page history and authors); इज़ाफ़ी (Hindi) (page history and authors); اضافی (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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