The difference between Approbative and Approbatory

When used as adjectives, approbative means expressing approval, whereas approbatory means tending to approve or confirm.


Approbative is also noun with the meaning: a word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

check bellow for the other definitions of Approbative and Approbatory

  1. Approbative as an adjective:

    Expressing approval

    Examples:

    "approbative criticism"

  2. Approbative as an adjective:

    Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.

  1. Approbative as a noun (linguistics):

    A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

  1. Approbatory as an adjective:

    Tending to approve or confirm

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