appreciatively en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ʌˈpɹiʃəˌtɪvli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English appreciative Middle English -ly English -ly English appreciatively From appreciative + -ly.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more appreciatively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most appreciatively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pt apreciativamente (in an appreciative manner) · fr appréciativement (in an appreciative manner)