Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to appetite or desire; appetitive.
- Pertaining to the will.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Philos.) Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
desire orappetite
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mialuthien commented on the word orectic
orectic – pertaining to the desires and their satisfaction; hence, impelling to gratification
July 26, 2008