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appreciative
What does appreciative mean?
appreciative (adjective): feeling or expressive of gratitude.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use appreciative in a sentence?
- Was appreciative of his efforts. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- An appreciative word. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce appreciative?
/əˈpɹiʃətɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does appreciative come from?
From appreciate + -ive.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to appreciative
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “appreciative” mean?
feeling or expressive of gratitude
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in regular succession without gaps
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lacking in liveliness or animation
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intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
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