appreciatory

[uh-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shuh-]

ap·pre·ci·a·to·ry

[uh-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shuh-]
adjective

Origin:
1810–20; appreciate + -ory1

ap·pre·ci·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
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Appreciatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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appreciative or appreciatory (əˈpriːʃɪətɪv, -ʃə-)
 
adj
feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation
 
appreciatory or appreciatory
 
adj
 
ap'preciatively or appreciatory
 
adv
 
ap'preciatorily or appreciatory
 
adv
 
ap'preciativeness or appreciatory
 
n

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