approbatory en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English approbate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English approbatory From approbate + -ory.
Meanings
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Tending to approve or confirm.
He also failed to notice that approbatory terms such as 'humanism', 'liberation', the 'greatness' or 'sublimity' of the socialist ideal-all of which he often employed-were inadmissible on his own premisses.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most approbatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more approbatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |