Possessivity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being possessive (indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.). uncountable
  2. 2
    The quality of being possessive (unwilling to yield possession). rare, uncountable

    "And yet there is this June, this damned Jewish vulture gnawing into my vitals whether I want it or not—first with her possessivity, her jealousy, her overwhelming sex and clawing beak, and now with hatred and malice and vindictiveness."

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"And yet there is this June, this damned Jewish vulture gnawing into my vitals whether I want it or not—first with her possessivity, her jealousy, her overwhelming sex and clawing beak, and now with hatred and malice and vindictiveness."

Etymology

From possessive + -ity.

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