Meaning & use
Approbatory
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Expressing approval or commendation; approving in nature.
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The reviewer's approbatory remarks helped the young author land a book deal.
An approbatory nod from the panel signaled that the proposal had passed.
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"Approbatory" shares a root with "approve" and "approbation," all tracing back to the Latin "approbare," meaning "to sanction or approve."
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