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appetizing

adj
/ˈæp.ə.taɪz.ɪŋ/UK

Etymology

Calque of French appétissant, French -ant being equivalent to -ing. See also appetite

  1. derived from -ant being equivalent to -ing
  2. derived from appétissant

Definitions

  1. That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

    • This food looks so appetizing.
    • The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing.

  2. Appealing or enticing.

  3. any food traditionally eaten with a bagel, as an accompaniment, topping or filling

    any food traditionally eaten with a bagel, as an accompaniment, topping or filling; including dairy products and pareve but not meat

    • And of all the foods that are represented in the city, perhaps none has remained so tied to Jewish tradition and identity as appetizings.
    • Alina Sheffi, a slicer at Russ & Daughters, stands at her usual spot in the long, narrow space behind the glass display case full of cream cheese, sides of lox, pickled herring, white fish, schmaltz, and all other manner of appetizing.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of appetize

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for appetizing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA