appetitive

[ ap-i-tahy-tiv ]

adjective

1. pertaining to appetite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of appetitive¹

First recorded in 1570–80; appetite + -ive

Example Sentences

The repetition and listing are formal but also appetitive: Just this would be enough, and also this and this.

From New York Times

In a household filled with impulsive, appetitive childishness, Kimberly, who has to feed Pattie her morning cereal because both her arms are in casts, is the adult by default.

From New York Times

Their presence remedies the original’s blinding whiteness, though if the promotional materials are any indication, not its appetitive glamour and unacknowledged privilege.

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“And it’s a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self. But that is a mistake.”

From Literature

Mr. Ghebreyesus’s appetitive colors makes his art instantly magnetic, but it is his images — boats, animals, musical instruments, angels — that write stories in the mind.

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