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Definitions for approbative
ap·pro·ba·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
"approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
Wiktionary
approbativenoun
A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeadjective
Expressing approval
approbative criticism
approbativeadjective
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
Etymology: From approbativus, from approbo.
Wikipedia
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".
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approbative
Approbative refers to expressing or manifesting praise, approval, or validation. It relates to something that gives a positive affirmation or endorsement.
Webster Dictionary
Approbativeadjective
approving, or implying approbation
Etymology: [Cf. F. approbatif.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of approbative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of approbative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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