appreciative
[ uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey- ]
adjective
feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
Origin of appreciative
1First recorded in 1690–1700; appreciate + -ive
Other words from appreciative
- ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
- ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
- non·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjective
- non·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
- non·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
- o·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjective
- o·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
- un·ap·pre·cia·tive, adjective
- un·ap·pre·cia·tive·ly, adverb
- un·ap·pre·cia·tive·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for appreciative
appreciative
appreciatory
/ (əˈpriːʃɪətɪv, -ʃə-) /
adjective
feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation
Derived forms of appreciative
- appreciatively or appreciatorily, adverb
- appreciativeness, noun
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