When someone is possessive, they are too demanding or jealous. They often don't let others do or have anything that they want.
He is possessive, which is why he won't let me touch the toy.
She is possessive, which is why she won't let us borrow the book.
noun
excessive desire to possess or dominate
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They enshrined the possessions.
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The people divested the possessions.
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Alienable and inalienable possession is distinguished.
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At the time, the sandal was a possession of the crown.
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Cecily is the first to possess the book.
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Print the possessive form on the line.
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That is, humans possess sapience uniquely.
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He possesses the totem of the Fox.
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He possesses the totem of the Wolf.
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Fill in the blank with the correct possessive.