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acquisitive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'acquisitive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Acquisitive [ a.]
- Acquired.
- Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; as, an acquisitive person or disposition.

Meaning of 'acquisitive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . acquisitive [ a]
Meaning (1):
- eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
Example in sentence:
  • an acquisitive mind;
  • an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied