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acquisitive

How many syllables in acquisitive?

  4 syllables

Divide acquisitive into syllables:   ac-quis-i-tive
Stressed syllable in acquisitive:   ac-quis-i-tive
How to pronounce acquisitive:   uh-kwiz-i-tiv
How to say acquisitive:

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Synonyms for acquisitive


2 syllables
  • avid
  • greedy
  • grasping
  • piggish
3 syllables
    4 syllables
      6 syllables
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