appraise
verb (used with object)
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess.
appraisive
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a word derived from
appraise.
Example Sentences
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"Why, good goodness, Mr. Brouillard, it's practically all done for you!" he wheezed, taking in the level, mountain-enclosed valley with an appraisive eye-sweep.
From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
The portly thief-taker leaned back in his chair and regarded me with a coldly appraisive eye.
From Branded by Francis Lynde
Something in the steady, business-like tone, or in the shrewdly appraisive eyes, turned Bradford the potential mutineer into Bradford the possible partisan.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde
So much the president was able to note in the appraisive glance—and to remember afterward.
From The Price by Francis Lynde
She had risen to meet him by the time he had mounted the steps, and he knew that her first glance was appraisive.
From The Price by Francis Lynde
