acquisitive
eager to acquire things
Roots
- ad- / a-: to, toward, added onto, or intensified
- quer / quis: seek, ask, question
Other words with the quer / quis root
Acquisitive desire keeps reaching for more to possess.
The acquisitive collector bought books faster than he could read them.
Acquire can be neutral: you gain a skill, a book, a habit. Acquisitive adds appetite. The reaching has become a trait, often greedy or restless.