O‐rec″tic (?), a. [Gr. ορεκτικὄσ, fr. ὄρεξισ, yearning after, from ορἔγειν to reach after.] (Philos.) Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.