possessively
adverb
possessively is spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, possessively means “In a possessive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in possessively?
| Letters | 12: P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is possessively?
Possessively appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of possessively
- more possessively comparative
- most possessively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does possessively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a possessive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does possessively come from?
From possessive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).