appetizing
Americanadjective
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appealing to or stimulating the appetite; savory.
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appealing; tempting.
adjective
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See palatable.
Other Word Forms
- appetizingly adverb
- unappetizing adjective
- unappetizingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of appetizing
First recorded in 1645–55; appet(ite) + -ize + -ing 2, as translation of French appétissant
Example Sentences
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Plus, you can see all the cereal dust in the bottom, which makes any cereal 50 percent less appetizing.
From Literature
The couple’s two children are usually game for leftovers, too, and Schlesinger isn’t shy about relaying how much effort goes into making them appetizing.
“On safari you live on beef jerky and canteen water. Not very appetizing.”
From Literature
Russ & Daughters, the Jewish “appetizing store” in New York, has been shipping nationally since the 1960s, but volume for Thanksgiving doubled the first year of the Covid pandemic and has held steady since.
He thinks first and foremost of the markets; when one kind of goods begins to go off slackly, he is ready with something new and appetizing.
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