acquisitive
adj/əˈkwɪzətɪv/
Etymology From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.
1
Obsolete Acquired.
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.
- Derived terms
- acquisitively, acquisitiveness, acquisitive prize, acquisitivism, nonacquisitive, unacquisitive