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ap·pro·ba·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective

    expressing or manifesting praise or approval

    "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

Wiktionary

  1. approbativenoun

    A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

  2. approbativeadjective

    Expressing approval

    approbative criticism

  3. approbativeadjective

    Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.

  4. Etymology: From approbativus, from approbo.

Wikipedia

  1. Approbative

    In linguistics, approbatives are words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect; that is, they express the appreciation or approval of the speaker. Sometimes a term may begin as a pejorative word and eventually be adopted in an approbative sense. In historical linguistics, this phenomenon is known as amelioration. Examples from English include "punk", "nerd", "badass", "sick", and "killer".

ChatGPT

  1. approbative

    Approbative refers to expressing or manifesting praise, approval, or validation. It relates to something that gives a positive affirmation or endorsement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Approbativeadjective

    approving, or implying approbation

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. approbatif.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of approbative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of approbative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • hyväksyväFinnish
  • одобряющий, одобрительный, разрешающийRussian

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