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acquisitive

English

Adjective

acquisitive (comparative more acquisitive, superlative most acquisitive)

  1. (obsolete) Acquired.
  2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
    He is an acquisitive person.
    She has an acquisitive nature.
  3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

Translations

References

  • acquisitive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Adjective

acquisitive

  1. feminine singular of acquisitif

Italian

Adjective

acquisitive

  1. feminine plural of acquisitivo

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rapacious

English

Etymology

Perhaps from rapacity +? -ous, in any case ultimately from Latin rap?x (grasping, greedy).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /???pe?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

rapacious (comparative more rapacious, superlative most rapacious)

  1. (also figuratively) Voracious; avaricious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:greedy
  2. Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
  3. (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

Usage notes

  • The use of this term for animals other than birds is dated.

Related terms

  • rapaciously
  • rapaciousness
  • rapacity

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