acquisitive
adjective
tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc..
acquisitively
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a word derived from
acquisitive.
Example Sentences
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Last week he disclosed a big stake in Zoetis, a company that an acquisitively hungry Valeant might be interest in gobbling up now that Allergan is off the table.
From Forbes ● Nov. 17, 2014
But we rarely seem to be aware that during all that time Africans have been looking back at us — wonderingly, acquisitively, disdainfully, fearfully.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2010
We’ve scanned it from afar, surveyed it up close, put it behind glass; looked and looked, wonderingly, acquisitively, disdainfully, fearfully.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2010
No one admires the relics of ancient Greece more deeply, or more acquisitively, than the British.
From Time Magazine Archive
He felt the beginnings of indignation, yet he looked back at the letter acquisitively; its interest was intrinsic.
From A Daughter of To-Day by Sara Jeannette Duncan
