appreciable vs appreciative
appreciable
Definitions
adjective
- enough to be estimated or measured
Examples
Unlike his characters, known for galumphing around European capitols, his team is on a far more appreciable quest of rooting though Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
Surely hard biting is sufficiently appreciable by the person bitten without any visual admeasurement of the masseter muscles or the zygomatic arches.
They do not bioaccumulate in biota to any appreciable extent, as they are largely metabolized.
appreciative
Definitions
adjective
- having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
- feeling or expressive of gratitude
Examples
Else Lynes had also brought along her active class to perform a display item before a most appreciative audience.
a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose
The farmers weren't too appreciative of our efforts, but we got the job done.
