possessively
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From possessive + -ly.
Adverb
[edit]possessively (comparative more possessively, superlative most possessively)
- In a possessive manner.
- 1973 July 16, Wayne King, “Philadelphia's Chinatown Is Threatened by ‘Progress’”, in The New York Times[1]:
- “Besides,” she says, looking possessively at her class of Chinese youngsters, “can you imagine these children going to an ordinary school?”