appraisivelyadv.
/əˈpreɪzɪvli/, U.S. /əˈpreɪzɪvli/ = appraisingly adv. Also: so as to imply or attribute value (cf. appraisive adj. 2).
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [adverb]
appraisingly1842
measuringly1879
appraisively1899
1899 F. Lynde Helpers xiii. 138 Jeffard's eye measured the dump appraisively.
1946 C. Morris Signs, Lang. & Behavior v. 129 The work itself does not, as fiction, appraisively signify.
1979 E. Simpson Reason over Passion ix. 77 Deliberation is itself best construed appraisively and considered a matter..of giving envisaged actions careful enough consideration.
1999 T. P. Jackson Love Disconsoled iii. 65 Eros, which would look appraisively at its beloved object, is often deluded and self-absorbed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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