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appreciatively

/ʌˈpɹiʃəˌtɪvli/

appreciatively adverb: in an appreciative manner.

Adverb

appreciatively (comparative more appreciatively, superlative most appreciatively)

  1. In an appreciative manner.
    • Mr Carrados laughed appreciatively as he turned the pages of the book.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
    • ESTRAGON: I've forgotten. (Chews.) That's what annoys me. (He looks at the carrot appreciatively, dangles it between finger and thumb.) I'll never forget this carrot. (He sucks the end of it meditatively.) Ah yes, now I remember.1954 [1948], Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot […] , New York: Grove Press, translation of En attendant Godot, page 12

Forms of appreciatively

comparativemore appreciatively
superlativemost appreciatively

Origin of appreciatively

From appreciative + -ly.

Questions about appreciatively

What does appreciatively mean?
Appreciatively means in an appreciative manner.
What part of speech is appreciatively?
Appreciatively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce appreciatively?
Appreciatively is pronounced /ʌˈpɹiʃəˌtɪvli/.

Words near appreciatively in the dictionary

  1. appreciatings
  2. appreciation
  3. appreciational
  4. appreciations
  5. appreciative
  6. appreciatively
  7. appreciativeness
  8. appreciator
  9. appreciatorily
  10. appreciators
  11. appreciatory

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