acquisitive
English
editEtymology
editFrom an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.
Adjective
editacquisitive (comparative more acquisitive, superlative most acquisitive)
- (obsolete) Acquired.
- Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
- He is an acquisitive person.
- She has an acquisitive nature.
- Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editable to make acquisitions
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References
edit- “acquisitive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
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Adjective
editacquisitive
Italian
editAdjective
editacquisitive