# acquisitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈkwɪzətɪv/ · frequency rank #77,380

## Definitions
1. Acquired.
2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
3. Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

## Etymology
From an alteration of Latin acquisītus (“acquired, gained”), or possibly from acquisite + -ive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acquisitive