confirmative

adjective

con·​fir·​ma·​tive

kənˈfərmət|iv,

-fə̄m-,

-fəim-,

-mət| also |əv

: tending to confirm or establish

confirmatively

|ə̇vlē

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin confirmativus, from Latin confirmatus + -ivus -ive

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