affirmatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of affirmatory
First recorded in 1645–55; affirmat(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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Eliot’s validation of Mead’s inchoate longings for a life beyond Dorset must have worked a kind of affirmatory magic.
From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2019
Among affirmatory fledglings, Revolution or at least the advance of the masses has easily displaced Love and Death as Poet Millay published a book with explicitly social subject matter.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is certain, Christophine consulted her Parish Clergyman on the affair; and got from him, as Saupe shows us, an affirmatory or at least permissive response.
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas
Her face turned pale for a moment and her lips trembled, but she spoke an affirmatory word only, and waited.
From In Direst Peril by Murray, David Christie
She hesitated for a second; then, with an affirmatory murmur, accepted the proffered arm.
From The Tidal Wave and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
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