acquisition

[In Fr. acquisition, fr. Lat. acquisitio = (1) the act of acquiring, (2) the thing acquired fr. acquis i tum, conventionally called the supine of acquiro: ad and quæro.] IMG:content-0126.png:[blocks in formation] 66 the knavish, smooth-tongued, keen, and acquisitive Hermes," Grote: Hist. Greece, vol 1., p. 80. It is sometimes followed by of . ac-quis-it-ive-lý, adv . [Eng. acquisitive ; -ly.] In virtue of having acquired anything; as having acquired anything.