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possessed

Main Entry:: pos·sessed
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1534

1 a (1): influenced or controlled by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea) (2): mad , crazed b: urgently desirous to do or have something2obsolete : held as a possession3: self-possessed , calm

— pos·sessed·ly

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\-ˈze-səd-lē, -ˈzest-lē also -ˈse-səd- or -ˈsest-\ adverb

— pos·sessed·ness

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\-ˈze-səd-nəs, -ˈzest-nəs also -ˈse-səd- or -ˈsest-\ noun

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