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inappetent

inappetent adjective: lacking appetite.

Adjective

inappetent (comparative more inappetent, superlative most inappetent)

  1. Lacking appetite.
    • With GI hypomotility, gastric contents (primarily food and hair) are present and visible radiographically, even if the rabbit has been inappetent.2011, Barbara L. Oglesbee, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Small Mammal

Forms of inappetent

comparativemore inappetent
superlativemost inappetent

Origin of inappetent

From in- + appetent.

Questions about inappetent

What does inappetent mean?
Inappetent means lacking appetite.
What part of speech is inappetent?
Inappetent is an adjective.

Words near inappetent in the dictionary

  1. inappetance
  2. inappetence
  3. inappetences
  4. inappetencies
  5. inappetency
  6. inappetent
  7. inapplicabilities
  8. inapplicability
  9. inapplicable
  10. inapplicableness
  11. inapplicably

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