adj .
seeking or tending to acquire ; greedy 갖고 싶어하거나 취득성이 있는 ; 탐욕스런

• Children are naturally acquisitive ; when they see something, they want it, and when they want something, they take it.
• The auctioneer tried to make the grandfather clock sound interesting and valuable, but no one in the room was in an acquisitive mood, and the clock went unsold.
• Johnny's natural acquisitiveness made it impossible for him to leave the junkyard empty-handed.