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Hungry vs Appetitive - What's the difference?

hungry | appetitive |

As adjectives the difference between hungry and appetitive

is that hungry is affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food while appetitive is having the quality of desiring gratification.

hungry

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
    • My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven't got any money .
  • (figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.
  • * Charles Kingsley
    • The cruel, hungry foam.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
  • Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
    • a hungry soil
  • * Shakespeare
    • The hungry beach.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

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    See also

    * * 1000 English basic words

    appetitive

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the quality of desiring gratification.
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