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appreciative

Main Entry:: ap·pre·cia·tive
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈprē-shə-tiv, -ˈpri- also -ˈprē-shē-ˌā-\
Function:: adjective
Date:: circa 1698

: having or showing appreciation <an appreciative audience> <was appreciative of his good luck>

— ap·pre·cia·tive·ly adverb

— ap·pre·cia·tive·ness noun

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