orectic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to desire or appetite

OriginAncient Greek ὀρεκτός →
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Meanings

adjectiveorectic (comparative more orectic, superlative most orectic)

comparative more orectic · superlative most orectic

  1. Of or pertaining to desire or appetite
    1 more example

    The desire to know definitely and presciently is also one of the most urgent of the instincts proper of man; it leads him on to the most mystical speculations as to the future, and is the orectic basis of all the arts of divination, as well as of scientific Proleptics or anticipation of the order of nature.

    1860, Thomas Laycock, Mind and brain, page 94

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
orective

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀρεκτός“desired”
  2. Englishorectic

From Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “desired”), from ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with orectic

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Anagrams

cerotic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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