appetitive

English

Etymology

appetite +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæp.ə.taɪ.tɪv/

Adjective

appetitive (comparative more appetitive, superlative most appetitive)

1. Having the quality of desiring gratification.

   appetitive behaviour

   appetitive signals

Derived terms

• appetitively
• appetitiveness
• nonappetitive

 

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

1. 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

1. vocative masculine singular of appetītīvus