1779, "capable of being judged or estimated," from French appréciable and directly from Medieval Latin appretiabilis, from Late Latin appretiare "set a price to" (see appreciate). The word had been used in Middle English in a sense of "worthy" (mid-15c.). Related: Appreciably.
appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor
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