an over-possessive wife — una moglie troppo possessiva
to be possessive about sth/towards sb — essere possessivo (-a) nei confronti di qc/qn
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pos|ses´sive|ness — pos|ses|sive «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of possession. 2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns. 3. desirous of ownership: »a possessive nature. 4. asserting or… … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses´sive|ly — pos|ses|sive «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of possession. 2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns. 3. desirous of ownership: »a possessive nature. 4. asserting or… … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses|sive — «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of possession. 2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns. 3. desirous of ownership: »a possessive nature. 4. asserting or claiming… … Useful english dictionary
possessive — pos|ses|sive1 [ pə ʒesıv ] adjective 1. ) wanting to have all of someone s love and attention: a jealous and possessive boyfriend a ) not willing to share things 2. ) LINGUISTICS a possessive word or form of a word is a word such as her, its, Jan … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
possessive — pos•ses•sive [[t]pəˈzɛs ɪv[/t]] adj. 1) desiring to dominate or be the only influence on someone 2) of or pertaining to possession or ownership 3) gram. indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc., as Jane s in Jane s coat. His in his book is… … From formal English to slang
possessive — pos·ses·sive … English syllables
