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ap⋅pe⋅ti⋅tive

  [ap-i-tahy-tiv]
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–adjective
pertaining to appetite.
Origin:
1570–80; appetite + -ive
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ap·pe·tite   (āp'ĭ-tīt')   
n.  

  1. An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink.

  2. A strong wish or urge: an appetite for learning.


[Middle English apetit, from Old French, from Latin appetītus, strong desire, from past participle of appetere, to strive after : ad-, ad- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
ap'pe·ti'tive (āp'ĭ-tī'tĭv, ə-pět'ĭ-tĭv) adj.
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