appetizingadj.
Exciting a desire or longing, esp. for food; stimulating or whetting the appetite.
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tooth-tempting1603
piquant1645
appetizing1653
moreish1691
peckish1845
mouth-watering1847
appetitive1864
tasty-looking1867
hungrifying1886
zippy1911
1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxxi. 207 Which he ate up all, he found them so appetizing.
1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. v. 158 A Course of innocent, tho' neither palatable nor appetizing Medicines.
1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin 264 A very appetising luncheon.
1865 Reader 9 Sept. 283/1 The title is appetising; the book has..outward promise.
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