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Appetent

Appetent \Ap"pe*tent\, a. [L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere.] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.]

Appetent after glory and renown.
--Sir G. Buck.

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appetent

a. (context archaic English) eagerly desirous

WordNet
appetent

adj. marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"

Usage examples of "appetent".

The crash and scramble of that big, rich, appetent Western city she did not take in at all, except to notice that the noise of the drays and street-cars tired her.