appetitive

English

Etymology

appetite +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæp.ə.taɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

appetitive (comparative more appetitive, superlative most appetitive)

Having the quality of desiring gratification.
appetitive behaviour

appetitive signals

Derived terms

Translations

desiring

German: verlangend (de), begierend
Italian: appetitivo

References

“appetitive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.ve/
Rhymes: -ive
Hyphenation: ap‧pe‧ti‧tì‧ve

Adjective

appetitive

feminine plural of appetitivo

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiːˈtiː.u̯e/, [äpːɛt̪iːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.ve/, [äpːet̪iˈt̪iːve]

Adjective

appetītīve

vocative masculine singular of appetītīvus

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