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
And, receiving an affirmatory nod from the preoccupied gambler, he went on.
From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Ridgwell Cullum
He just closed his eyes in affirmatory reply, and passed on to the next apartment, which, like the drawing-room, was furnished without any regard for luxury.
From The Grandee by Armando Palacio Valdés
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 David Christie Murray
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