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Appreciative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Appreciative has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

feeling or expressive of gratitude

"was appreciative of his efforts"

"an appreciative word"

2

having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion

"appreciative of a beautiful landscape"

"an appreciative laugh from the audience"

3

Showing appreciation or gratitude.

Example Sentences
"was appreciative of his efforts" adjective
"an appreciative word" adjective
"appreciative of a beautiful landscape" adjective
"an appreciative laugh from the audience" adjective
See Also
gratitude appreciatory appreciation unappreciative underappreciative appreciate appreciating nonappreciative
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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