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possessive
adjective as in greedy
Strongest match
Example Sentences
She claims she tried to end the relationship after a few months when Alvarado turned overbearing and possessive.
Atencio’s fiendish feline would have followed guests throughout the ride, a creature said to despise living humans and with predatory, possessive instincts.
He praises foreign strongmen and speaks of the country’s military power in possessive terms: My generals, my soldiers, my judges.
The inquest has also heard that Gunner Beck received thousands of messages from another senior colleague, Bombardier Ryan Mason, whom she described as being "psychotic and possessive".
Later, they sent an updated transcript that changed it again to "supporter's" — a singular possessive that would mean Hinchcliffe's comment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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