English Explanatory Dictionary

acquisitive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Acquired.
  2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
  3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

Pronunciation

əkwĭz'ətĭv /əˈkwɪzətɪv/ En-us-acquisitive.oga

Word forms

acquisitive more acquisitive most acquisitive

Etymology

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

Synonyms

inquisitive

Derived words

acquisitively acquisitiveness acquisitive prize acquisitivism nonacquisitive unacquisitive
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