Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
POSSESSIVELY
possessively
(adverb) in a possessive manner; “he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
possessively (comparative more possessively, superlative most possessively)
in a possessive manner
Source: Wiktionary
Pos*sess"ive*ly, adv.
Definition: In a possessive manner.
POSSESSIVE
Pos*sess"ive, a. Etym: [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness.
– Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.
Pos*sess"ive, n.
1. (Gram.)
Definition: The possessive case.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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