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APPRECIATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does appreciative mean?
• APPRECIATIVE (adjective)
The adjective APPRECIATIVE has 2 senses:
1. feeling or expressive of gratitude
2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
Familiarity information: APPRECIATIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling or expressive of gratitude
Context example:
an appreciative word
Similar:
grateful; thankful (feeling or showing gratitude)
Derivation:
appreciate (recognize with gratitude; be grateful for)
appreciativeness (warm friendly feelings of gratitude)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
Context example:
an appreciative laugh from the audience
Similar:
discriminating (showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste)
Derivation:
appreciate (hold dear)
Context examples
He was very genial and very appreciative of what we had done, and took off our hands all cares as to details.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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