The Collaborative International Dictionary
Approbatory
Approbatory \Ap"pro*ba`to*ry\, a.
Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory.
--Sheldon.
Wiktionary
approbatory
a. Tending to approve or confirm
WordNet
approbatory
adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism" [syn: approving, approbative, plausive]
Usage examples of "approbatory".
And again he bussed the queen soundly, amid approbatory regard from all who were there -- except possibly for the Master of the Pavilions, a joyless fellow like his kind most all the world over.
Berkeley, takes an equally approbatory, if not quite so high-minded, view.
And again he bussed the queen soundly, amid approbatory regard from all who were there -- except possibly for the Master of the Pavilions, a joyless fellow like his kind most all the world over.