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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Ignoring the fuss, Ms. Rivera glanced appraisingly at Casey Quinn, who made her debut in “Wicked,” giving her ingénue-style eyelet top a friendly if perceptibly covetous onceover.
From New York Times ● May 29, 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
Riddle did not look remotely abashed; he was still staring coldly and appraisingly at Dumbledore.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
