Salivatory

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Associated with or accompanied by salivation

    "Sleep-overs took on the kind of salivatory anticipation that most children reserve for Halloween ."

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"Sleep-overs took on the kind of salivatory anticipation that most children reserve for Halloween ."

Etymology

From saliva + -atory.

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