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appraisive

ap·praise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-preyz]
    • /əˈpreɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-preyz]
    • /əˈpreɪz/

Definitions of appraisive word

  • verb with object appraisive to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it. 1
  • verb with object appraisive to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.: He tried to appraise the poetry of John Updike. 1

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Origin of appraisive

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English apraysen to set a value on, probably a conflation of aprisen to apprize1 and preisen to praise (with sense of prize2)

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Parts of speech for Appraisive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

appraisive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

appraisive usage trend in Literature

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