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acquisitive.

Acquired.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈkwɪzətɪv/
  1. Acquired.

    obsolete
  2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.

    He is an acquisitive person.
    She has an acquisitive nature.
  3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

Where this word comes from

From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.

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