acquisitive
Meanings
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"
Adj
- Acquired.
- Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
- Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
Origin / Etymology
From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.
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Scrabble Score: 25
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Words With Friends Score: 28
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