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appetitious

appetitious adjective: palatable; desirable.

Adjective

appetitious (comparative more appetitious, superlative most appetitious)

  1. (archaic) Palatable; desirable.

Forms of appetitious

comparativemore appetitious
superlativemost appetitious

Questions about appetitious

What does appetitious mean?
Appetitious means palatable; desirable.
What part of speech is appetitious?
Appetitious is an adjective.

Words near appetitious in the dictionary

  1. appetitelessness
  2. appetites
  3. appetition
  4. appetitional
  5. appetitions
  6. appetitious
  7. appetitive
  8. appetitively
  9. appetitiveness
  10. appetitost
  11. appetize

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