appreciative

[ uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey- ]

/ əˈpri ʃə tɪv, -ʃi ə-, -ʃiˌeɪ- /

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adjective

feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.

Nearby words

appraise, appraiser, appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive

Origin of appreciative

First recorded in 1690–1700; appreciate + -ive

Related forms

ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverbap·pre·cia·tive·ness, nounnon·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjectivenon·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb

non·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, nouno·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjectiveo·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverbo·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, nounun·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjectiveun·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverbun·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for appreciative

The ‘Factor’ host told an appreciative audience of Manhattan ‘folks’ Wednesday what he really thinks of his coworkers.
Bill O’Reilly Disses His Fellow Fox Newsers|Lloyd Grove|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Filat said Moldova was appreciative of U.S. assistance but more help, especially on the security side, would surely be welcomed.
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I am so appreciative for the ability to be able to provide services, as every affiliate is.
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Daughters Malia and Sasha are appreciative of the president's uptick in fashion-forwardness too.
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The audience at both showings I attended burst into appreciative applause, alive to the fact that they were being teased.
The War Over Inception|Allen Barra|July 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But he was gentle, and appreciative of little kindnesses; so, to keep from weakening tears, I took to swearing myself.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution|Natalie Harris Hammond
Bully yarn youve turned up, came his appreciative comment over the clatter of the keys.
The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon
Against these he could inveigh with surety, at least, of an appreciative audience.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
To this Thorndyke made no reply but a broad and appreciative smile, and we descended to the lower floor.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn|R. Austin Freeman
What exquisite harmonies Nature utters to the willing ear, and what inexpressible charms she reveals to appreciative eyes.
The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for appreciative

appreciative

appreciatory

/ (əˈpriːʃɪətɪv, -ʃə-) /

adjective

feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation

Derived Formsappreciatively or appreciatorily, adverbappreciativeness, noun

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Word Origin and History for appreciative

appreciative

adj.

1650s (implied in appreciatively); see appreciate + -ive. Related: Appreciativeness.

appreciative

adjective

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appreciative

appreciatory

adjective

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