acquisitive

English

Adjective

acquisitive (comparative more acquisitive, superlative most acquisitive)

1. (obsolete) Acquired.
2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.

   He is an acquisitive person.

   She has an acquisitive nature.

3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

Translations

able to make acquisitions

• Italian: avido (it) m, ingordo (it) m
• Portuguese: aquisitivo (pt)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: adquisitivo (es), codicioso (es)

References

• “acquisitive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Adjective

acquisitive

1. feminine singular of acquisitif

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Italian

Adjective

acquisitive

1. feminine plural of acquisitivo