Adjective: confirmatory kun'fur-mu,to-ree [N. Amer], kun'fur-mu-tree or ,kón-fu(r)'mey-tu-ree [Brit]
- Serving to support or corroborate
"The confirmatory test results validated the initial diagnosis";
- collateral, confirmative, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
See also: supportive