Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acquisitively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-quis-i-tive-ly
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.

Etymology

Etymology tree English acquisitive Middle English -ly English -ly English acquisitively From acquisitive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more acquisitively (comparative) most acquisitively (superlative)

Questions

What does acquisitively mean?
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
Where does acquisitively come from?
Etymology tree English acquisitive Middle English -ly English -ly English acquisitively From acquisitive + -ly.

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