approbative
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- approbativeness noun
- subapprobative adjective
- subapprobativeness noun
- subapprobatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of approbative
From the Medieval Latin word approbātīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See approbate, -ive
Example Sentences
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His supporters in New York, who range from Mayor Edward Koch to Philanthropist and Civic Leader Brooke Astor, also praise him in what has become an almost monotonously approbative Gregorian chant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blackbeard swore at him a great approbative oath.
From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Stockton, Frank Richard
The new president of the university arose and eyed him with a peculiarly approbative and grateful gaze.
From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore
Approbativeness has its pole directly outward from these corners, and hence the approbative laugh does not turn the corners of the mouth upward, but draws them straight back, or outwardly.
From The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology by Fowler, L. N.
He answered, "All power is ordained of God by his provident will, but every power assumed by man is not so by his approbative and preceptive will."
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
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