acquisitive

English

Etymology

From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite +‎ -ive.

Adjective

acquisitive (comparative more acquisitive, superlative most acquisitive)

  1. (obsolete) Acquired.
  2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
    He is an acquisitive person.
    She has an acquisitive nature.
  3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

Translations

References
  • acquisitive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Pronunciation
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Adjective

acquisitive

  1. feminine singular of acquisitif

Italian

Adjective

acquisitive

  1. feminine plural of acquisitivo
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