acquisitive

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The Word of the Day for April 26 is: 

acquisitive   \uh-KWIZ-uh-tiv\   adjective
     : strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing 

Example sentence:
     My great uncle was an acquisitive workaholic who amassed great material 
wealth but never found happiness.

Did you know?
     "Acquisitive" and its synonyms "greedy," "covetous," and "avaricious" are 
ideal for the "give me, get me, buy me" set. All suggest a strong desire for 
possessions, especially material possessions. "Greedy" stresses unrestrained 
craving to have anything and everything, while "covetous" implies inordinate 
desire for something that belongs to someone else. "Avaricious" connotes an 
obsessive appetite for money, and it is often used to describe people who are 
stingy or miserly. "Acquisitive" generally expresses eagerness to both possess 
and keep things, whether they are material or cognitive (for example, someone 
hungry to learn and remember new things might be said to have an acquisitive 
mind).





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