appreciative

adjective

ap·​pre·​cia·​tive ə-ˈprē-shə-tiv How to pronounce appreciative (audio) -ˈpri- How to pronounce appreciative (audio)
 also  -ˈprē-shē-ˌā-
: having or showing appreciation
an appreciative audience
was appreciative of his good luck
appreciatively adverb
appreciativeness noun

Examples of appreciative in a Sentence

his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire
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Maria Cisneros, who has boys ages 5 and 13 in local schools, was appreciative. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 The television audience was estimated at up to 30 million in the U.S. and internationally. Singers and dancers, marching bands, horseback riders, and floats from communities, organizations and corporations passed an appreciative audience. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Perhaps his parents are more appreciative of their success here. Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025 These very appreciative students felt the joy of the generosity of all the donors that support them and how much this continuous labor of love means to them. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for appreciative 

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of appreciative was in 1615

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“Appreciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appreciative. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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