Hypertext Webster Gateway: "appreciative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a.
Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception;
as, an appreciative audience. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
appreciative
adj 1: feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his
efforts"; "an appreciative word"
2: having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical
judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful
landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"
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