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Webster 1913 Edition


Acquisitive

Ac-quis′i-tive

,
Adj.
1.
Acquired.
[Obs.]
He died not in his
acquisitive
, but in his native soil.
Wotton.
2.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring;
as, an
acquisitive
person or disposition
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Acquisitive

ACQUIS'ITIVE

,
Adj.
that is acquired; acquired; [but improper.]

Definition 2024


acquisitive

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

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