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Acquisitive vs Egotistical - What's the difference?

acquisitive | egotistical |

As adjectives the difference between acquisitive and egotistical

is that acquisitive is (obsolete) acquired while egotistical is tending to talk excessively about oneself.

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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    egotistical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
  • Believing oneself to be better and more important than others.
  • Egoistical.

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