Appreciatory
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historical examples
but she was already reading the brief article aloud, slowly but with appreciatory expression.
‘smiles’ eliot h. robinson
it is a highly favorable notice, and, as far as it goes, appreciatory.
george eliot’s life, vol. ii (of 3) george eliot
she was a rara avis in terris and excited any amount of appreciatory and depreciatory comment.
the swan and her crew george christopher davies
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- Appreciators
to be grateful or thankful for: they appreciated his thoughtfulness. to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on: to appreciate good wine. to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect: to appreciate the dangers of a situation. to raise in value. to increase in value: property values appreciated yearly. historical examples i […]
- Apprehend
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: the police apprehended the burglars. to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; antic-p-te: apprehending violence. to understand. to be , suspicious, or fearful; fear. contemporary examples finally, even if the court did decide to pursue charges, […]
- Appointable
to name or -ssign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench. to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting. law. to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a […]
- Apprehensible
capable of being understood. historical examples any time consists of parts which are themselves times, and is apprehensible only as following upon preceding times. a commentary to kant’s ‘critique of pure reason’ norman kemp smith let us retrace, but in such a form as to be apprehensible by all readers. the posthumous works of thomas […]
- Apprehension
antic-p-tion of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil. the faculty or act of or understanding; perception on a direct and immediate level. acceptance of or receptivity to information without p-ssing judgment on its validity, often without complete comprehension. a view, opinion, or idea on any subject. the act of arresting; […]