approbative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite expressing or manifesting praise or approval
    plausive; affirmative; approbatory; approving.
    • approbative criticism
    • an affirmative nod

WordNet


Ap"pro*ba*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. approbatif.
Definitions
  1. Approving, or implying approbation. Milner.

Webster 1913