Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by or of the nature of appetite.
  • Appetizing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having the quality of desiring gratification.

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  • adjective Having the quality of desiring gratification.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to appetite

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Examples

  • There is one principle with which, as we were saying, a man learns, another with which he is angry; the third, having many forms, has no special name, but is denoted by the general term appetitive, from the extraordinary strength and vehemence of the desires of eating and drinking and the other sensual appetites which are the main elements of it; also money-loving, because such desires are generally satisfied by the help of money.

    The Republic by Plato ; translated by Benjamin Jowett 2006

  • There is one principle with which, as we were saying, a man learns, another with which he is angry; the third, having many forms, has no special name, but is denoted by the general term appetitive, from the extraordinary strength and vehemence of the desires of eating and drinking and the other sensual appetites which are the main elements of it; also money-loving, because such desires are generally satisfied by the help of money.

    The Republic 427? BC-347? BC Plato 1855

  • There is one principle with which, as we were saying, a man learns, another with which he is angry; the third, having many forms, has no special name, but is denoted by the general term appetitive, from the extraordinary strength and vehemence of the desires of eating and drinking and the other sensual appetites which are the main elements of it; also money-loving, because such desires are generally satisfied by the help of money.

    The Republic of Plato Plato 1763

  • The vegetative power, whose functions are nourishment, growth and reproduction, is related to appetite, and is called the appetitive soul.

    A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907

  • But improving treatment for PTSD and other conditions (researchers are targeting the "appetitive" memory in addicts) is a laudable goal.

    To Pluck a Rooted Sorrow 2009

  • They'll pump out this dry language with words like "appetitive" and "phenotypic" but they won't use any pleasing visual aids, on that one-out-of-a-thousand occasion on which it is directly related to the chosen topic.

    House of Eratosthenes mkfreeberg 2010

  • Whether consumed with a meal or alone as a snack, the beverage elicited the weakest (negative) appetitive response, the solid food form elicited the strongest appetitive response and the semisolid response was intermediate.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Don’t Drink Your Calories 2009

  • "If we remain with our arms crossed, we will remain in the hands of organized crime, we will always live in fear," the president said in the essay, which also blames Mexico's violence on the United States 'voracious appetitive for illegal drugs.

    10 Mexican Federal Officers Killed In Latest Drug-Gang Attack 2010

  • His tendency to portray humans as appetitive beasts flatters our present eagerness to explain every aspect of human conduct in biological terms.

    Real Government Efficiency 2010

  • "Liberals, on the other hand, are proving to be more responsive to positive/appetitive stimuli, more responsive to happy faces, and more sensitive to gazes."

    Study: Liberals, conservatives differ on following eyes 2010

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