approbative

adjective

ap·​pro·​ba·​tive

ˈaprəˌbātiv,

-bət-;

əˈprōbət-,

əˈpräb-

: favorable

once criticism of the plan took a favorable turn, it remained approbative

Word History

Etymology

French approbatif, from Medieval Latin approbativus proving, from Late Latin, giving a reason, from Latin approbatus + -ivus -ive

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