acquisitive

UK/ә'kwizitiv/US

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Definitions

adj.

Eager to acquire and accumulate possessions, money, or knowledge

渴望获取的；（贪婪地）爱占有的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

ac-to, toward

quisitseek, obtain, acquire

-ivetending to, having the nature of

=acquisitive

ac- (toward) + quisit- (sought) + -ive (tending to) = tending to seek-and-get, i.e. eager to acquire. Often mildly negative, suggesting a hunger to keep accumulating.

Root quir still carries 8 more words

Example Sentences

1.
We live in a highly acquisitive consumer society.
2.
He had an acquisitive eye for rare books.

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