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Meaning of word possessively from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : In a possessive manner.

Example : He was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife.

boozer (noun)
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

arsonist (noun)
A criminal who illegally sets fire to property.

boast (noun)
Speaking of yourself in superlatives.

near (adjective)
Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.

belligerent (noun)
Someone who fights (or is fighting).

stalking-horse (noun)
A candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate.

dustbin (noun)
A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.

saccade (noun)
A rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest.

mete (noun)
A line that indicates a boundary.