salivatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From saliva + -atory.
Meanings
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Associated with or accompanied by salivation
Sleep-overs took on the kind of salivatory anticipation that most children reserve for Halloween .
2009 January 4, Joshua Yaffa, “Forbidden Nonfruit”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more salivatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most salivatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |