"expetible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more expetible [comparative], most expetible [superlative]
Etymology: Latin, expetibilis, from expeto (“I wish for, I aspire to”), from ex (“out”) + peto (“I seek”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-adj}} expetible (comparative more expetible, superlative most expetible)
  1. (obsolete) Worthy of being wished for; desirable or sought after Tags: obsolete
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