acquisitive
11acquisitive — adjective a) Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring. He is an acquisitive person. b) Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information. She has an acquisitive nature …
12acquisitive — ● acquisitif, acquisitive adjectif (latin acquisitivus) Relatif à l acquisition …
13acquisitive — adjective his acquisitive wife has left him for a Denver architect Syn: greedy, covetous, avaricious, possessive, grasping, grabbing, predatory, avid, rapacious, mercenary, materialistic; informal money grubbing See note at greedy …
14acquisitive — /əˈkwɪzətɪv / (say uh kwizuhtiv) adjective tending to make acquisitions; fond of acquiring possessions: an acquisitive society. –acquisitively, adverb –acquisitiveness, noun …
15acquisitive — adj. keen to acquire things; avaricious; materialistic. Derivatives: acquisitively adv. acquisitiveness n. Etymology: F acquisitive or LL acquisitivus (as ACQUIRE) …
16acquisitive prescription — see prescription Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. acquisitive prescription …
17acquisitive award — or acquisitive prize noun (Aust) A prize put up by the sponsor of an art competition who in return becomes the owner of the winning entry or entries • • • Main Entry: ↑acquire …
18acquisitive prize — acquisitive award or acquisitive prize noun (Aust) A prize put up by the sponsor of an art competition who in return becomes the owner of the winning entry or entries • • • Main Entry: ↑acquire …
19acquisitive — adjective Date: 1835 strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing Synonyms: see covetous • acquisitively adverb • acquisitiveness noun …
20acquisitive — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquiring, all devouring, ambitious for self, autistic, avaricious, avid, bottomless, careerist, coveting, covetous, demanding, desirous, devouring, egotistical, esurient, exacting, exigent, gluttonous,… …
