appraising

ap·praise  (-prz)

tr.v. ap·praised, ap·prais·ing, ap·prais·es

1. To evaluate, especially in an official capacity.

2. To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of; judge. See Synonyms at estimate.

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[Middle English appreisen, possibly from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretire : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin pretium, price; see per-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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ap·praising·ly adv.

ap·praisa·ble adj.

ap·praisement n.

ap·praiser n.

ap·praising·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

appraising - exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms" evaluative critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"