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acquisitive

🇬🇧 UK/ә'kwizitiv/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Strongly eager to acquire and possess material things or knowledge; greedy.

贪婪的;渴望获取的;求知欲强的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
acto, toward
+
quisseek, obtain, acquire
+
itconnector
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=acquisitive

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    An acquisitive person always wants more.

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