Possessive vs Rivalrous - What's the difference?
possessive | rivalrous |
Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
Unwilling to yield possession of.
(grammar) The possessive case.
(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.
Having a relationship of rivalry
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*:Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by only one person at the same time -- for example, a candy bar or a suit;
As adjectives the difference between possessive and rivalrous
is that possessive is of or pertaining to ownership or possession while rivalrous is having a relationship of rivalry.As a noun possessive
is (grammar) the possessive case.possessive
English
(wikipedia possessive)Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
See also
* possessive pronoun * ----rivalrous
English
Adjective
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