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Meaning of acquisitive in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈkwɪzədɪv/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    acquisitive

    Etymology

    mid 19th century: from French acquisitif, -ive, from late Latin acquisitivus. from Latin acquisit-‘acquired’, from the verb acquirere (see acquire)

    Definitions

    1. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

    Examples

    • « an acquisitive mind »
    • « an aquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied »

    Synonyms

    • accumulative
    • avaricious
    • covetous
    • grabby
    • grasping
    • greedy
    • prehensile
    • possessive
    • plundering
    • predaceous
    • predacious
    • predatory
    • rapacious
    • ravening
    • voracious
    • sordid

    Antonyms

    • unacquisitive

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