appetizing

/ˈa-pə-ˌtī-ziŋ/

borrowed from French appétissant (going back to Middle French, from apetit, appetit appetite-issant, present participle ending of most -ir verbs), with conformation of -issant to

adjective

  1. appealing to the appetite especially in appearance or aroma; also : appealing to one's taste

palatable appetizing savory tasty toothsome mean agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste. palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable. appetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste.