acquisitive

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for acquisitive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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

References
  • acquisitive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Adjective

acquisitive

  1. feminine singular of acquisitif

Italian

Adjective

acquisitive

  1. feminine plural of acquisitivo
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