"acquisitive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more acquisitive [comparative], most acquisitive [superlative]
Etymology: From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|acquisītus|t=acquired, gained}} Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), {{suf|en|acquisite|-ive}} acquisite + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} acquisitive (comparative more acquisitive, superlative most acquisitive)
  1. (obsolete) Acquired. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-acquisitive-en-adj-KKPQd3Wm
  2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy. Translations (able to make acquisitions): avido [masculine] (Italian), ingordo [masculine] (Italian), aquisitivo (Portuguese), adquisitivo (Spanish), codicioso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acquisitive-en-adj-w8PjCvnr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 51 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 21 47 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 47 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 55 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 55 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 60 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 57 27 Disambiguation of 'able to make acquisitions': 5 87 8
  3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
    Sense id: en-acquisitive-en-adj-sGhx1w5-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acquisitively, acquisitiveness, acquisitivism, nonacquisitive, unacquisitive

Adjective [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-acquisitive.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} acquisitive
  1. feminine singular of acquisitif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: acquisitif
    Sense id: en-acquisitive-fr-adj-RaIUhgKk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Italian]

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  1. feminine plural of acquisitivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: acquisitivo
    Sense id: en-acquisitive-it-adj-Ye6SaroD Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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