approbative

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Expressing approval.

   approbative criticism

2. adjective Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
3. adjective Seeking approval; placing great value on others' opinions of oneself.
4. noun A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

Similar words

approbatory approving favourable favorable approbate approved approvable appreciating appreciative accepted

Often followed by

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