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approbative

adjective
ap·​pro·​ba·​tive | \ ˈaprəˌbātiv, -bət-; əˈprōbət-, əˈpräb-\

Definition of approbative

: favorable once criticism of the plan took a favorable turn, it remained approbative

History and Etymology for approbative

French approbatif, from Medieval Latin approbativus proving, from Late Latin, giving a reason, from Latin approbatus + -ivus -ive

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