acquisitive
21acquisitive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. greedy, grasping, avaricious, rapacious; see greedy 1 . See Synonym Study at greedy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. greedy, materialistic, grasping, avaricious, grabby, hoarding, rapacious, *gold digging. ANT.:… …
22acquisitive — ac|quis|i|tive [əˈkwızıtıv] adj wanting to have and keep a lot of possessions >acquisitiveness n [U] …
23acquisitive — ac|quis|i|tive [ ə kwızətıv ] adjective FORMAL trying to get things, especially because you want them, rather than because you need them ╾ ac|quis|i|tive|ness noun uncount …
24acquisitive — ac·quis·i·tive || É™ kwɪzɪtɪv adj. desiring to gain or possess, covetous, grasping …
25acquisitive — adjective excessively interested in acquiring money or material things. Derivatives acquisitively adverb acquisitiveness noun Origin C19: from Fr. acquisitif, ive, from late L. acquisitivus, from L. acquisit , acquirere (see acquire) …
26acquisitive — a. Acquiring, disposed to acquire, eager for gain …
27acquisitive — adjective formal showing too much desire to get new possessions …
28acquisitive — adj greedy, grasping, grabbing, Sl. grabby, rapacious, ravenous, ravening, predatory, predacious; avaricious, covetous, eager for gain, mercenary; sordid, selfish, hoarding, possessive …
29acquisitive — ac·quis·i·tive …
30acquisitive — UK [əˈkwɪzətɪv] / US adjective formal trying to get things, especially because you want them, rather than because you need them Derived word: acquisitiveness noun uncountable …