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acquisitive definition
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
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