Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lack of appetite.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lack of appetence; failure of appetite.
- noun Lack of desire or inclination. See
appetence .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Lack of appetency; lack of desire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A lack of
appetite
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Examples
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The officer was obliged, at last, to appease his hunger with a luncheon of bread and cheese, and a pint bottle of brandy, which he dispatched in the coach, cursing the inappetence of his lordship, who had ordered dinner to be put back a whole hour.
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On the other hand, if a true arthritis is incited, there will be evident distress manifested, such as hurried respiration, accelerated pulse, inappetence, mixed lameness, local evidence of inflammation and particularly marked supersensitiveness of the affected parts.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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It is early attended with high fever and marked general weakness and inappetence.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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The officer was obliged, at last, to appease his hunger with a luncheon of bread and cheese, and a pint bottle of brandy, which he dispatched in the coach, cursing the inappetence of his lordship, who had ordered dinner to be put back a whole hour.
The Adventures of Roderick Random Tobias George Smollett 1746
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The owners reported slight inappetence the previous night.
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If the vital signs are abnormal or the mild depression / inappetence continues for more than 48 hours, the horse should be examined by a veterinarian.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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