appraise
verb (used with object)
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess.
appraisingly
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a word derived from
appraise.
Example Sentences
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Jorge pulls himself together, looks at William a bit more appraisingly; Jorge is chewing gum, and his jaw is working hard.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
“We’re about the same age, right?” a woman asks me, appraisingly, after a reading.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 7, 2014
She means this, with all her dear innocent teenaged heart. Roland looks at Ginger appraisingly, patronizingly.
From Time ● Mar. 15, 2013
Mitchell, who flew to London from Cork the morning of this interview in his publishers' offices, looks across the table at me appraisingly.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2013
Best of all, these days when I see a mountain, I look at it slowly and appraisingly, with a narrow, confident gaze and eyes of chipped granite.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
