appetitiveadj.

/ˈapɪtʌɪtɪv/

/əˈpɛtɪtɪv/

Etymology: < French appetitif, -ive, < Latin *appetītīvus , < appetīt- : see appetite n. and -ive suffix.

1. Characterized by appetite or desire. spec. in Biology (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

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

desirousa1420

appetitive1577

appetitualc1616

epithymetic1631

epithymetical1646

appetitious1653

desiderative1656

orectic1779

appetenta1856

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. x. sig. Mmm.v^v/2 Since man, & also other liuing creatures haue an appetitiue or desiring soule.

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature ix. 173 He has not only a superior faculty of reason, but also an inferior appetitive faculty.

1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 88 The appetitive part of humanity..adheres to the Olympian gods.

1951 W. H. Thorpe in Bull. Animal Behaviour Mar. 37/1 Appetitive Behaviour = The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behaviour pattern or sequence.

1958 New Biol. 27 74 Sometimes an animal moves over a large area before performing a specific action... This variable introductory activity in a behaviour sequence is called appetitive behaviour.

2. Giving an appetite; appetizing, attractive. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > promoting appetite

tooth-tempting1603

piquant1645

appetizing1653

moreish1691

peckish1845

mouth-watering1847

appetitive1864

tasty-looking1867

hungrifying1886

zippy1911

1864 Reader 16 Jan. 75/2 These [family bills of fare]..are not at all times sufficiently appetitive to the eye.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	appetitive
释义	appetitiveadj. /ˈapɪtʌɪtɪv//əˈpɛtɪtɪv/ Etymology: < French appetitif, -ive, < Latin appetītīvus , < appetīt-* : see appetite n. and -ive suffix. 1. Characterized by appetite or desire. spec. in Biology (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] desirousa1420 appetitive1577 appetitualc1616 epithymetic1631 epithymetical1646 appetitious1653 desiderative1656 orectic1779 appetenta1856 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. x. sig. Mmm.v^v/2 Since man, & also other liuing creatures haue an appetitiue or desiring soule. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature ix. 173 He has not only a superior faculty of reason, but also an inferior appetitive faculty. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 88 The appetitive part of humanity..adheres to the Olympian gods. 1951 W. H. Thorpe in Bull. Animal Behaviour Mar. 37/1 Appetitive Behaviour = The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behaviour pattern or sequence. 1958 New Biol. 27 74 Sometimes an animal moves over a large area before performing a specific action... This variable introductory activity in a behaviour sequence is called appetitive behaviour. 2. Giving an appetite; appetizing, attractive. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > promoting appetite tooth-tempting1603 piquant1645 appetizing1653 moreish1691 peckish1845 mouth-watering1847 appetitive1864 tasty-looking1867 hungrifying1886 zippy1911 1864 Reader 16 Jan. 75/2 These [family bills of fare]..are not at all times sufficiently appetitive to the eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1577
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