appetitive
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of appetitive
Example Sentences
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The repetition and listing are formal but also appetitive: Just this would be enough, and also this and this.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
In a household filled with impulsive, appetitive childishness, Kimberly, who has to feed Pattie her morning cereal because both her arms are in casts, is the adult by default.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
“I believe there remains eternal appetitive for original, vibrant, creative theatrical storytelling.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2019
But whereas both figures are spiteful, lumpy, appetitive, status-obsessed, entitled, ill-tempered, conniving, and at best semicompetent, the Old Boy—however absurd he first seems—has real power.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2018
“And it’s a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self. But that is a mistake.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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