Clingy vs. Possessive

Clingyadjective

Having a tendency to cling.

Clingyadjective

Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

Clingyadjective

Apt to cling; adhesive.

Possessiveadjective

Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

Possessiveadjective

(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.

Possessiveadjective

Unwilling to yield possession of.

Possessivenoun

(grammar) The possessive case.

Possessivenoun

(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Possessiveadjective

Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

Possessivenoun

The possessive case.

Possessivenoun

A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.

Possessiveadjective

serving to express or indicate possession;

Possessiveadjective

desirous of owning;

Possessiveadjective

having or showing a desire to control or dominate;

Possessive

A possessive or ktetic form (abbreviated POSS; from Latin: possessivus; Ancient Greek: κτητικός ktētikós) is a word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense. This can include strict ownership, or a number of other types of relation to a greater or lesser degree analogous to it.Most European languages feature possessive forms associated with personal pronouns, like the English my, mine, your, yours, his and so on.