Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Capable of or showing appreciation.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of appreciating; manifesting due appreciation: as, an appreciative audience.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Showing appreciation or gratitude.
  • adjective Capable of showing appreciation.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective feeling or expressive of gratitude
  • adjective having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion

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Examples

  • Household stuff: I agree yard sales are not worth the effort, I'd rather give the stuff to people who are thrilled to get it; altho, we did sell a few things privately to neighbors, and we did send a lot of stuff to auction, so at least it wound up in appreciative hands.

    A few questions 2006

  • "At least they were appreciative, which is more than I would have believed."

    The Professor's Commencement 1902

  • C'EST DES DEUX OREILLES, properly, 'c'est d'une oreille,' an expression appreciative of good wine.

    Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since Walter Scott 1801

  • The audience seemed appreciative, which is always nice, and a few people were there on second viewings.

    Fresno Famous - Discover local life 2009

  • The students, far from being traumatized by the act (which is described as appreciative rather than "investigatory") seem to take it in stride as a personal eccentricity of Hector's.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2009

  • The camera lingers on every part of their bodies with a kind of appreciative lechery, taking in the curves.

    Death Proof Extended and Unrated Special Edition 2010

  • At a news conference Tuesday, Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland said he was "appreciative" of the Justice Department's findings but added that "the social harm caused by these untrue claims has already been done."

    Justice Department finds no bias in Hyattsville police department's policies Matt Zapotosky 2010

  • At a news conference Tuesday, Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland said he was "appreciative" of the Justice Department's findings but added that "the social harm caused by these untrue claims has already been done."

    Justice Department finds on bias in Hyattsville police department's policies Matt Zapotosky 2010

  • Mantashe had displayed "no particular reaction" during the telephone conversation, but had been "appreciative" that he had called, Mboweni told reporters in Pretoria on Tuesday.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • No irony here, just good-old "appreciative" for his work.

    Paul Reiser: On Being Thankful 2008

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