appreciatory,a.|əˈpriːʃɪətərɪ| [f. appreciator: see -ory.] Of or befitting an appreciator; appreciative. 1819W. Taylor in Month. Rev. LXXXIX. 36 That appretiatory criticism which scrupulously weighs the evidence adduced.1861Geo. Eliot Silas M. 68 Mr. Macey..paused, in the expectation of some appreciatory reply.