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Acquired vs Acquisitive - What's the difference?

acquired | acquisitive |

As adjectives the difference between acquired and acquisitive

is that acquired is (medicine) developed postfetally; not congenital while acquisitive is (obsolete) acquired.

As a verb acquired

is (acquire).

acquired

English

Verb

(head)
  • (acquire)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.
  • 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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