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appreciative

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ap·pre·cia·tive  (-prsh-tv, -sh-tv)
adj.
Capable of or showing appreciation.

ap·precia·tive·ly adv.
ap·precia·tive·ness n.

appreciative
Adjective
feeling or expressing appreciation
appreciatively adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.appreciativeappreciative - feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"
grateful, thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
2.appreciativeappreciative - having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"
discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

appreciative
Translations

appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] adjagradecido
appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] adj [person] → sensible; [comment] → élogieux/euse
appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] appreciate adjdankbar;
(comment) → anerkennend
appreciative [əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] adj [person] → sensibile; [comment] → elogiativo/a

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The first purposes of every such book must be to outline the development of the literature with due regard to national life, and to give appreciative interpretation of the work of the most important authors.
Boris smiled circumspectly, so that it might be taken as ironical or appreciative according to the way the joke was received.
In me he found an appreciative listener, who, by virtue of book-reading, knew much about the sea-life he had lived.
 
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