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[ uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey- ] / əˈpri ʃə tɪv, -ʃi ə-, -ʃiˌeɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appreciative ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefeeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert. Origin of appreciativeFirst recorded in 1690–1700; appreciate + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM appreciativeap·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 Words nearby appreciativeappraisal drilling, appraise, appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appreciativeThe ‘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. Is This Putin’s Next Target?|Josh Rogin|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST I am so appreciative for the ability to be able to provide services, as every affiliate is. Daily Beast Readers React to YouTube Stillborn Baby Memorials|Brandy Zadrozny|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Daughters Malia and Sasha are appreciative of the president's uptick in fashion-forwardness too. Michelle Obama's Second Vogue Cover Released|Misty White Sidell|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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
adjectivefeeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation Derived forms of appreciativeappreciatively or appreciatorily, adverbappreciativeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to appreciativeresponsive, grateful, sympathetic, affectionate, generous, respectful, mindful, conscious, knowledgeable, receptive, pleased, friendly, aware, keen, perceptive, cognizant, supportive, considerate, enthusiastic, admiring |