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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ap•pro•ba•tive adj.

approving; expressing approbation.

Also, ap•pro•ba•to•ry

Medieval Latin approbātīvus. See approbate, -ive
1605–15

ap′pro•ba′tive•ness, n.

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