appetitive
adjUK, SC /ˈap.ɪˌtaɪ̯.tɪv/ · /ˈæp.ɪˌtaɪ̯.tɪv/
Etymology From appetite + -ive.
1
Having the quality of desiring gratification.
- appetitive behavior
- appetitive signals
1 more example
- This is a novel that puts gay liberation to the test. It places before us the complex reality of a life of appetitive, atomistic sexuality. It calls into question all the optimism we ever felt about the liberating potential of free sexual expression, in particular, its redemptive potential for rich, white men.1988 December 11, Tim Walton, “The Novel That Puts Gay Male Liberation — Through Sex — To The Test”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 9:
- Derived terms
- appetitively, appetitiveness, nonappetitive