appreciative

[ uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey- ]
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adjective
  1. feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.

Origin of appreciative

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; appreciate + -ive

Other words from appreciative

  • ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
  • ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
  • non·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjective
  • non·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
  • o·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjective
  • o·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
  • un·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjective
  • un·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun

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How to use appreciative in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for appreciative

appreciative

appreciatory

/ (əˈpriːʃɪətɪv, -ʃə-) /


adjective
  1. feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation

Derived forms of appreciative

  • appreciatively or appreciatorily, adverb
  • appreciativeness, noun

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