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possessed
[ puh-zest ]
adjective
- spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, or with ):
The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil.
- self-possessed; poised.
possessed
/ ±èÉ˳úɲõ³Ù /
adjective
- foll by of owning or having
- usually postpositive under the influence of a powerful force, such as a spirit or strong emotion
- a less common word for self-possessed
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±èŽÇ²õ·²õ±ð²õ²õ·±ð»å·±ô²â [p, uh, -, zes, -id-lee, -, zest, -lee], adverb
- ±èŽÇ²õ·²õ±ð²õ²õîœÄ»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ²ÔŽÇ²Ôî pŽÇ²õ·²õ±ð²õ²õ±ð»åî adjective
- ³Ü²Ôî pŽÇ²õ·²õ±ð²õ²õ±ð»åî adjective
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of possessed1
Idioms and Phrases
- possessed of, having; possessing:
He is possessed of intelligence and ambition.
Example Sentences
Mr Whale told it that "the level of maturity I possessed as an individual at this time was clearly not one capable of managing the responsibility of the situation I had been placed in".
The San Bernardino County Sheriffâs Department determined that Alvarez âpossessed and stored fentanyl in a manner that led to the victimâs deathâ but did not disclose her connection to Nathaniel.
She wrote that she believed that her two youngest were possessed by demons and by mistreating them, she would get closer to God.
Rice, who had a goal ruled out for offside, said Arsenal were "fluid" and possessed the "enthusiasm, drive and hunger" that the knockout stages demand.
The Russian shipâs doctor wrote that she possessed âbrilliant eyes and exceedingly beautiful teethâ and âa thousand other charms.â
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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