† expetibleadj.

Etymology: < Latin expetibilis, < expetĕre to desire, < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + petĕre to seek.

Obsolete.

To be wished for or desired; desirable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable

yearninglyOE

desiderablea1340

desirablea1382

desirefulc1384

dainteousc1386

fairc1410

desirous1430

expetible1569

lustful?1610

appetible1622

desiderate1640

honeysuckle1660

deligible1680

wantable1886

1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Olde Age 30 a Somethinge..excellente, and for itself onely expetible.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 4 Particular pleasure is expetible in it selfe.

1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xiv. 410 An establishment, somewhat less perfect with [uniformity]..is more expetible than an appointment in some Circumstances more perfect, without [uniformity].

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

Derivatives

† exˈpetibleness n. Obsolete the quality of being desirable.

ΚΠ

1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	expetible
释义	† expetibleadj. Etymology: < Latin expetibilis, < expetĕre to desire, < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + petĕre to seek. Obsolete. To be wished for or desired; desirable. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable yearninglyOE desiderablea1340 desirablea1382 desirefulc1384 dainteousc1386 fairc1410 desirous1430 expetible1569 lustful?1610 appetible1622 desiderate1640 honeysuckle1660 deligible1680 wantable1886 1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Olde Age 30 a Somethinge..excellente, and for itself onely expetible. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 4 Particular pleasure is expetible in it selfe. 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xiv. 410 An establishment, somewhat less perfect with [uniformity]..is more expetible than an appointment in some Circumstances more perfect, without [uniformity]. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Derivatives † exˈpetibleness n. Obsolete the quality of being desirable. ΚΠ 1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1569
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