appetitive

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈap.ɪˌtaɪ̯.tɪv/
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/ˈap.ɪˌtaɪ̯.tɪv/ · /əˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/ · /ˈap.ɪˌtʌi̯.tɪv/ · /ˈap.ɪˌtəi̯.tɪv/ · /ˈæp.ɪˌtaɪ̯.tɪv/ · /ˈæp.ɪˌtʌɪ̯.tɪv/ · /ˈæp.ɪˌtɑe̯.tɪv/ · /əˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/ · /ˈɛp.əˌtaɪ̯.təv/ · /əˈpet.ə.təv/ · /ˈap.ɪˌʈaj.ʈɪv/ · /aˈpɛʈ.ɪ.ʈɪv/

Definition of appetitive

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having the quality of desiring gratification.
    “appetitive behavior”
    “appetitive signals”
    “This is a novel that puts gay liberation to the test. It places before us the complex reality of a life of appetitive, atomistic sexuality. It calls into question all the optimism we ever felt about the liberating potential of free sexual expression, in particular, its redemptive potential for rich, white men.”

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Etymology

From appetite + -ive.

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