appetible

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/ˈæpətɪbəl/

adjective

Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.

OriginLatin appetibilis ← French appétible →
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Meanings

adjectiveappetible (comparative more appetible, superlative most appetible)

comparative more appetible · superlative most appetible

  1. Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.

    my answer doth sufficiently prove that which I intend ; that the rational will hath power , both to slight the most appetible objects, and to control the most unruly passions.

    1655, John Bramhall, Vindication of True Liberty

Origin

  1. Frenchappétible
  2. Latinappetibilis
  3. Englishappetible

From Latin appetibilis, from appetere: compare French appétible.

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Translations

Portuguese apetecível
  • apetecívelcapable or worthy of being the object of desire
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APA

appetible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetible

MLA

“appetible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetible. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appetible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetible.

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