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POSSESSIVELY

\pəzˈɛsɪvli], \pəzˈɛsɪvli], \p_ə_z_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v_l_i]\

Definitions of POSSESSIVELY

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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in a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

in a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

adv. In a manner denoting possession.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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