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Synonyms for appreciative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey- |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈpri ʃə tɪv, -ʃi ə-, -ʃiˌeɪ- |
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Définition of appreciative
Origin :- 1650s (implied in appreciatively); see appreciate + -ive. Related: Appreciativeness.
- adj thankful
- adj understanding, recognizing worth
- They all laughed, not boisterously, actually an appreciative laugh.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The Leopard Woman sat her donkey, and surveyed it all with appreciative eyes.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- His lordship, remember, never lacked an appreciative eye for a fine woman.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- But the appreciative reading of any work of literature cannot thus be prescribed.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- The author is an appreciative Englishman, and tells his story well.
- Extract from : « Afloat on the Ohio » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
- Mrs. Cutler gave a full and appreciative review of Mrs. Gage's life.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- A most intelligent, appreciative, and valuable memoir.Scotsman.
- Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
- Their heritage made them less than appreciative of urban life.
- Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- Neither were they appreciative of his offer to aid them in their practice.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- It was then that they first perceived that they were not without a circle of appreciative spectators.
- Extract from : « Deserted » by Edward Bellamy
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