aperitive adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.She was looking, while so occupied, at the German group engaged in the garden, near by, with aperitive beer and disputation.... — 1904 •Tending to open the bowels; aperient. noun1 •Synonym of aperient. formsaperitives · more aperitive · most aperitive