unappreciatively
- adverb
- /ˌʌnəˈpriːʃəˌtɪvli/
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ingratamente
- She glanced unappreciatively at the gifts, making everyone feel awkward.
Examples
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She responded unappreciatively to his compliments, which hurt his feelings.
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The employees felt demotivated when their efforts were acknowledged so unappreciatively.
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He accepted their help unappreciatively, never once saying thank you.
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He accepted the gift unappreciatively.
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She responded unappreciatively to his compliments.
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He accepted their help unappreciatively, never once saying thank you.
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She glanced unappreciatively at the gifts, making everyone feel awkward.
Synonyms
In a way that does not show thanks
Antonyms
How Appreciative
Surface Forms
Morphology
unappreciatively = unappreciative (transparent) = un + appreciate + ive + ly
The adverb is transparently formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unappreciative'.
Etymology
Unappreciatively starts with un- ('not'), has appreciate ('to value' or 'to show thanks') and ends with -ly (which makes it describe how something is done). A helpful way to remember it is that appreciate comes from an old idea of 'price' or 'value', like the common word price, so unappreciatively means acting 'not valuing' or 'without showing appreciation'.