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appreciatory

American

[uh-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shuh-] / əˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃə- /

adjective

appreciative.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

appreciatorily

adverb

Etymology

Origin of appreciatory

First recorded in 1810–20; appreciate + -ory ¹

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