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affirmatory

[ uh-fur-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1645–55; affirmat(ion) + -ory ¹

She hesitated for a second; then, with an affirmatory murmur, accepted the proffered arm.

He used the Quaker poet's name as if it were an affirmatory oath.

Patty, holding fast to affirmatory personal knowledge, retorted that the thing had been done.

Her face turned pale for a moment and her lips trembled, but she spoke an affirmatory word only, and waited.

And, receiving an affirmatory nod from the preoccupied gambler, he went on.

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