acquisitive.

Strongly inclined to obtain possessions, wealth, or advantages.

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Words that belong together

• acquisitive impulse
• acquisitive ambition

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His acquisitive instincts survived even after he became wealthy.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more acquisitive; superlative most acquisitive when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: uncommon.