possessively

adv

possessively

adv

Etymology From possessive + -ly.

1

In a possessive manner.

“Besides,” she says, looking possessively at her class of Chinese youngsters, “can you imagine these children going to an ordinary school?”1973 July 16, Wayne King, “Philadelphia's Chinatown Is Threatened by ‘Progress’”, in The New York Times:

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