appetiteless

English

Etymology

appetite +‎ -less

Adjective

appetiteless (not comparable)

Devoid of appetite.
- 1911, Saki (H H Munro), Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse That Helped
  "You haven't eaten your Filboid Studge!" would be screamed at the appetiteless clerk as he hurried weariedly from the breakfast-table, and his evening meal would be prefaced by a warmed-up mess which would be explained as "your Filboid Studge that you didn't eat this morning."

Derived terms

appetitelessness

Translations

Translations

Azerbaijani: iştahasız
Finnish: ruokahaluton (fi)
German: appetitlos (de)
Polish: bez apetytu
Romanian: fără poftă de mâncare (prepositional phrase)

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