Associations to the word «Acquisitive»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ACQUISITIVE, adjective. (obsolete) Acquired.
ACQUISITIVE, adjective. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
ACQUISITIVE, adjective. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
Dictionary definition
ACQUISITIVE, adjective. Eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.