approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
well-approved
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a word derived from
approve.
Example Sentences
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"Oh! a well-known piece," said Lord Nigel, impatiently throwing down the Proclamation, which he had hitherto been twisting to and fro in his hand,—"an excellent and well-approved piece—A New Way to Pay Old Debts."
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Sir Walter Scott
XIV A well-approved warrior was master Hildebrand, Yet took he, on his message, nor shield nor sword in hand, For all in peaceful fashion to seek the guests he meant.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
At which the angry mother turned on the well-approved physician as if he had caused all the trouble that he had come to cure.
From Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Alexander Whyte
Before landing, they chose Mr. John Carver, "a pious and well-approved gentleman," as the governor of their little republic for the first year.
From King Philip Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
All the beauty of fair women, the gallantry of brave men, and the gaiety of well-approved wits could compass, perpetually surrounded his majesty, making the royal palace a lordly pleasure house.
From Royalty Restored by J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald) Molloy
