possessed

(pə zest)

adjective

  1. owned
  2. controlled by an emotion or as if by an evil spirit; crazed; mad
  3. self-possessed

See possessed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Owning or mastering something. Used with of: one who is possessed of great wealth.
  2. Controlled by or as if by a spirit or other force; obsessed: a teenager by love possessed.
  3. Calm; collected: one who remained possessed in times of great trial.
Usage Note: When the adjective possessed means “owning a thing, exhibiting an attribute,” it is followed by the preposition of: possessed of property; possessed of a sharp tongue. When possessed means “obsessed,” by or with follows: possessed by (or with) an urge to kill.

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