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ibis (oh) and appetite (iou)


ibis (oh)



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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek, from Egyptian hby]
a large bird with a long beak and long legs that is related to the stork

appetite (iou)



appetite noun. ME.
[Old French apetit (mod. appetit) from Latin appetitus desire towards, from appetit- pa. ppl stem of appetere seek after, from ad AP-1 + petere seek.]
Foll. by for (of, to, to do).
(A) desire to satisfy a natural need, esp. for Food or for sexual pleasure; an instinctive craving; capacity for Food, sexual activity, etc. ME.
Addison The most violent Appetites in all Creatures are Lust and Hunger. P. G. Wodehouse I can't explain till I've had something to eat. You idle rich don't realize it, but working gives one an appetite. J. Hersey He gained back some of the weight he lost, but his appetite remained only fair. J. Heller She picked without appetite at her small salad. R. Grayson Suji's sexual appetite is formidable.
gen. A desire, an inclination, a disposition. LME.
J. Lyly I have an appetite it were best for me to take a nap. G. Grote Obeying without reflection the appetite of the moment. K. Tynan A pitiful spectacle which has bred in modern audiences an appetite for pathos that amounts to an Addiction.
A natural tendency of a thing towards a state etc. LME-M17.
Bacon In all Bodies, there is an Appetite of Union.
An object of desire or longing. arch. LME.
Wordsworth The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood..were then to me An appetite.
appe'titious adjective (rare) belonging to appetite, appetizing M17.