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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. expressing or manifesting praise or approval;
- Example: "approbative criticism"
- Example: "an affirmative nod"
[syn: approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Approbatory \Ap"pro*ba`to*ry\, a.
   Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory.
   --Sheldon.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

approbatory
    adj 1: expressing or manifesting praise or approval;
           "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod" [syn:
           approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory,
           plausive]