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Acquirable vs Acquisitive - What's the difference?

acquirable | acquisitive |

As adjectives the difference between acquirable and acquisitive

is that acquirable is capable of being acquired while acquisitive is (obsolete) acquired.

acquirable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being acquired.
    • I had to keep the shopping list limited to items I knew would be acquirable on short notice.

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    acquisitive

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Acquired.
  • Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
    • He is an acquisitive person.
    She has an acquisitive nature.
  • Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.

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