Appetitive behavior


activity that increases the likelihood of satisfying a specific need, as restless searching for food by a hungry predator (distinguished from ).

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  • Appetitive

    pertaining to . historical examples lastly, all special kinds of acts belong either to the appet-tive or to the cognoscitive faculties. on prayer and the contemplative life st. thomas aquinas we also find the platonic division into appet-tive, spirited and rational. a history of mediaeval jewish philosophy isaac husik the two steeds really correspond in […]

  • Appetizing

    appealing to or stimulating the appet-te; savory. appealing; tempting. contemporary examples when sweeney first meets the baker, her business is in the dumps and her pies are less than appetizing. 12 craziest pie scenes marlow stern november 20, 2011 few aromas are as appetizing as the commingling of sautéing onions and grilling beef. the perfect […]

  • Appian way

    an ancient roman highway extending from rome to brundisium (now brindisi): begun 312 b.c. by appius claudius caecus. about 350 miles (565 km) long. historical examples he urged his horse faster toward the gate that opened upon the appian way; boldness and speed were all that could save them. the lion’s brood duffield osborne the […]

  • Appii forum

    appii forum i.e., “the market of appius” (acts 28:15, r.v.), a town on the road, the “appian way,” from rome to brundusium. it was 43 miles from rome. here paul was met by some roman christians on his way to the capital. it was natural that they should halt here and wait for him, because […]

  • Appkit

    appkit tool a set of objects used by the application builder for the nextstep environment. (1995-03-13)


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