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acquisitive


 
  Grep  of  noun  acquisitive 
  acquisitiveness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  acquisitive 
 
  The  adj  acquisitive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  acquisitive  --  (eager  to  acquire  and  possess  things  especially  material  possessions  or  ideas;  "an  acquisitive  mind";  "an  aquisitive  society  in  which  the  craving  for  material  things  seems  never  satisfied") 
  2.  acquisitive,  recollective  --  (tending  to  acquire  and  retain  ideas  or  information;  "an  acquisitive  mind") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  acquisitive 
 
  2  senses  of  acquisitive 
 
  Sense  1 
  acquisitive  (vs.  unacquisitive) 
 
  unacquisitive  (vs.  acquisitive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  acquisitive,  recollective 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  retentive)  ->  unretentive,  forgetful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  acquisitive 
 
  2  senses  of  acquisitive 
 
  Sense  1 
  acquisitive  (vs.  unacquisitive) 
  =>  accumulative 
  =>  avaricious,  covetous,  grabby,  grasping,  greedy,  prehensile 
  =>  possessive 
  =>  plundering 
  =>  predaceous,  predacious,  predatory 
  =>  rapacious,  ravening,  voracious 
  =>  sordid 
 
  Sense  2 
  acquisitive,  recollective 
  =>  retentive  (vs.  unretentive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  acquisitive 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  acquisitive 
 
  Sense  1 
  acquisitive  (vs.  unacquisitive) 
  =>  acquisitiveness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  acquisitive 
 
  acquisitive  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  acquisitive 
  acquisitive 
  unacquisitive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  acquisitive 
 
  The  adj  acquisitive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  acquisitive  --  (eager  to  acquire  and  possess  things  especially  material  possessions  or  ideas;  "an  acquisitive  mind";  "an  aquisitive  society  in  which  the  craving  for  material  things  seems  never  satisfied") 
  2.  acquisitive,  recollective  --  (tending  to  acquire  and  retain  ideas  or  information;  "an  acquisitive  mind") 



acquisitive definition