adjective
[more ~; most ~] :not willing to share things with or lend things to other people - often + about
[more ~; most ~] :wanting all of someone's attention and love
grammar :relating to a word or a form of a word that shows that something or someone belongs to something or someone else
noun
plural -sives
grammar
[count] :a possessive word or phrase
the possessive :the form of a word that shows possession or belonging