Adjective: approbatory u'prow-bu,to-ree [N. Amer], u'prow-bu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- Expressing or manifesting praise or approval
"an approbatory nod";
- approving, affirmative, approbative, plausive
See also: favorable [US], favourable [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Approbatory