Definition of "appetizing" []

• Appealing to or stimulating the appetite. (adjective)

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• ""They are what I call appetizing," she said quaintly."
• ""We'll pit these two odors one against the other," he remarked; "though I am bound to admit that the only time a frying fish does really smell good and appetizing is when it has been dead about twenty minutes, and is cooking over a camp-fire.""
• "Well, there probably won't be any crumpets, but I might bring some kind of totally unappetizing wheat-free treats (I call the appetizing ones chocolate bars and Skittles but I am trying to stop eating them as a replacement for bread)."