plausive Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Plau"sive adjective
Etymology
L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud.
Definitions
  1. Applauding; manifesting praise. Young.
  2. Plausible, specious. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913