Meaning

2 senses
  1. Tending to open the bowels; aperient.

  2. Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Late Latin apertivus, from Latin aperio. Dou

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Late Latin apertivus, from Latin aperio. Doublet of apéritif, from French.

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Forms

more aperitive, most aperitive
Comparativemore aperitive Lesson
Superlativemost aperitive Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aperitive — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto