Ĕp'i-thu-mēt'ic or Ĕp'i-thu-mēt'ic-al, a.

a. [Gr. ἐπιθυμητικός, from ἐπιθυμεῖν, to set one's heart upon a thing, to long for, from ἐπί and θυμός, mind, soul.] Inclined to lust; pertaining to the animal passion. [Obs.] Browne.