appreciatory

[ uh-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shuh- ]
/ əˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃə- /

adjective

appreciative.

Origin of appreciatory

First recorded in 1810–20; appreciate + -ory1

OTHER WORDS FROM appreciatory

ap·pre·ci·a·to·ri·ly, adverb

Words nearby appreciatory

appraise, appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice

Example sentences from the Web for appreciatory

  • She was a rara avis in terris and excited any amount of appreciatory and depreciatory comment.

    The Swan and Her Crew |George Christopher Davies

  • It is a highly favorable notice, and, as far as it goes, appreciatory.

    George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) |George Eliot

  • But she was already reading the brief article aloud, slowly but with appreciatory expression.

    'Smiles' |Eliot H. Robinson