Ap'pe·ti'tive adjective [ Confer French appétitif .] Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. Sir M. Hale. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/107
(Lat. ad + petere, to seek) Adjective of appetite. Applied to desire based on animal wants e.g. hunger, sex, etc. The appetitive, along with the ideational and the affective, are the three principal phases of the conscious life. -- L.W. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21203