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approbative (iou)



approbative adjective. E17.
[French approbatif, -ive or medieval Latin approbativus, formed as APPROBATE + -IVE.]
Expressing approbation or approval.
approbativeness noun (now rare) (a) tendency to approve, approbative quality; (b) Phrenology love of approbation: M19.