Associations to the word «Acquisitive»

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

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