acquisitive
adj/əˈkwɪzətɪv/
Etymology
From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.
Definitions
Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
- He is an acquisitive person.
- She has an acquisitive nature.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for acquisitive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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