acknowledging
adjEtymology From acknowledge + -ing.
1
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
2
Obsolete, Specifically Expressing esteem or gratitude.
- Miss Buddulph's answer […] is not a bad one, although you perhaps may think it too acknowledging for the female character.1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 2, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- nonacknowledging