Acquisitive
Acquisitive adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Closefisted and acquisitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Closefisted" instead an adjective "Acquisitive".
Nearby Words: acquisition, acquisitiveness
Closefisted
Closefisted adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.
Usage example: closefisted administrators objecting to legitimate office expenses
Acquisitive and closefisted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquisitive" instead an adjective "Closefisted".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and acquisitive
- close and closefisted
- greedy and acquisitive
- greedy and closefisted
- covetous and acquisitive
- covetous and closefisted
- desirous and acquisitive
- desirous and closefisted
- mean and acquisitive
- mean and closefisted
- tight and acquisitive
- tight and closefisted
- selfish and acquisitive
- selfish and closefisted
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