ap·pe·tiz·ing

(ăp′ĭ-tī′zĭng)

adj.

Appealing to or stimulating the appetite.

ap′pe·tiz′ing·ly adv.

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appetizing

(ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ) or

appetising

adj

pleasing or stimulating to the appetite; delicious; tasty

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ap•pe•tiz•ing

(ˈæp ɪˌtaɪ zɪŋ)

adj.

1. appealing to or stimulating the appetite.

2. appealing; tempting.

[1645–55]

ap′pe•tiz`ing•ly, adv.

syn: See palatable.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

appetizing - appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma

appetising

palatable, toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"

tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"

unappetising, unappetizing - not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste

appetizing

adjective delicious, appealing, inviting, tempting, tasty, savoury, succulent, palatable, mouthwatering, scrumptious (informal) the appetizing smell of freshly baked bread
distasteful, unsavoury, unpalatable, nauseating, unappetizing

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

appetizing

adjective

Highly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste:

ambrosial, delectable, delicious, heavenly, luscious, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome.

Slang: yummy.

Translations

budící chuťlákavý

appétissant ragoutant

étvágygerjesztõ

lystugur, girnilegur

appetitoso

povzbudzujúci chuť do jedla

vabljiv

iştahlandırıcı

appetizing

[ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ] ADJ → apetitoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

appetizing

[ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ] adj [food, smell, dish, meal] → appétissant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

appetizing

adj → appetitlich (also fig); food also → appetitanregend, lecker; smell → lecker; description → verlockend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

appetizing

[ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ] adj → appetitoso/a, invitante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

appetite

(ˈӕpitait) noun

a desire for food. Exercise gives you a good appetite.

ˈappetizer, ˈappetiser noun

(especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite. They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.

ˈappetizing, ˈappetising adjective

which increases the appetite. an appetizing smell.

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Then she had dinner, a substantial and appetizing meal at which there were always three or four guests; after dinner she played a game of boston, and at night she had the newspapers or a new book read to her while she knitted.

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Presently the appetizing odor of the cooking reached the Bishop's nostrils, and he sniffed it eagerly.

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The fruit was so daintily colored and so fragrant, and looked so appetizing and delicious that Dorothy stopped and exclaimed:

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"I was lying here on the sand more dead than alive, when an appetizing odor of fried fish came to me.

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In the Rue de Seine he met Planchet, who had stopped before the house of a pastry cook, and was contemplating with ecstasy a cake of the most appetizing appearance.

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"I thought you'd be hungry after such a drive and need something real appetizing. Hurry and take off your things, and we'll have supper as soon as Matthew comes in.

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Mummy apples, which he had regarded as weeds, under her guidance appeared as appetizing breakfast fruit, and, at dinner, were metamorphosed into puddings that elicited his unqualified admiration.

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Bazin quickly covered the table with a damask cloth and arranged upon it so many things, gilded, perfumed, appetizing, that D'Artagnan was quite overcome.

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Gringoire, no doubt, was not very appetizing in this miserable condition.

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The butler ran over an appetizing list of good dishes and rare wines.

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After going about thirty paces, he smelt the appetizing odor of the kid that was roasting, and knew thus that he was passing the bivouac; they then led him on about fifty paces farther, evidently advancing towards that part of the shore where they would not allow Gaetano to go -- a refusal he could now comprehend.

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His gourmandism was a highly agreeable trait; and to hear him talk of roast meat was as appetizing as a pickle or an oyster.

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