Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possessively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: pos-ses-sive-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a possessive manner.

Example Sentences

"“Besides,” she says, looking possessively at her class of Chinese youngsters, “can you imagine these children going to an ordinary school?”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English possessive Middle English -ly English -ly English possessively From possessive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more possessively (comparative) most possessively (superlative)

Questions

What does possessively mean?: In a possessive manner.
Where does possessively come from?: Etymology tree English possessive Middle English -ly English -ly English possessively From possessive + -ly.

How to pronounce possessively

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