appetizing, appetising
(adjective) appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
Source: WordNet® 3.1
appetizing (comparative more appetizing, superlative most appetizing)
That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
(by extension) Appealing or enticing.
• See also delicious
appetizing
present participle of appetize
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"pe*ti`zing, a. Etym: [Cf. F. appétissant.]
Definition: Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food. The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. Sir W. Scott.
Ap"pe*ti`zing, adv.
Definition: So as to excite appetite.
Ap"pe*tize, v. t.
Definition: To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
