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evaluative

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e·val·u·ate  (-vly-t)
tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates
1. To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.
2. To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.
3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin -, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

e·valu·ation n.
e·valu·a·tive adj.
e·valu·a·tor n.

evaluative [ɪˈvæljʊətɪv]
adj
1. of, denoting, or based on an act of evaluating
2. Philosophy expressing an attitude or value judgment; emotive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.evaluativeevaluative - exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms"
critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
Translations
evaluative [ɪˈvæljʊətɪv] ADJevaluativo
evaluative
adj (form)wertend


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Mather and McCarthy (developmental and critical and evaluative reading and English as a second language, Glendale Community College) provide a textbook to help advanced undergraduate students develop skills for reading, understanding, and critically evaluating textbooks and other college-level reading.
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It's a chance to strike back at the critical brotherhood and give each his comeuppance for evaluative sins of the past"
 
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