possessive

²possessive

noun

Definition of POSSESSIVE

1

: a possessive word or word group

2

a : the possessive case b : a word in the possessive case

Examples of POSSESSIVE

1. “Your” and “yours” are possessives.
2. The possessive of “it” is “its.”

First Known Use of POSSESSIVE

15th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with POSSESSIVE

aggressive, caressive, compressive, concessive, degressive, depressive, digressive, excessive, expressive, impressive, ingressive, obsessive, oppressive, progressive, recessive, regressive, successive, suppressive, transgressive