appetent, a.
(ˈæpɪtənt)
[ad. L. appetent-em, pr. pple. of appetĕre: see appete and -ent.]
1. Longing, eagerly desirous. Const. after, of.
| c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 697 [Oxen] ever appetent metes to seek. 1646 Sir G. Buck Rich. III, 60 (T.) Thirsty and appetent after glory and renown. 1861 Hook Lives Abps. I. iv. 165 Eager to be instructed and appetent of knowledge. |
2. Metaph. Connected with desire and volition.
| 1837 Sir W. Hamilton Metaph. xli. (1877) II. 415 The mental modifications were divided into Gnostic or Cognitive, and Orectic or Appetent. |