approbative criticism
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Approbative
//ˈæp.ɹəˌbeɪ.tɪv//
Synonyms for "approbative" (8 found)
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12 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- hyväksyvä adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
- hyväksyvä adj (giving authorization or approval)
French
2 entries- approbateur adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
- approbatif adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
Polish
2 entries- aprobatywny adj (giving authorization or approval)
- aprobujący adj (giving authorization or approval)
Portuguese
2 entries- aprobativo adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
- aprobatório adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
Russian
4 entries- одобри́тельный adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
- одобря́ющий adj (expressing approval — see also approving)
- одобря́ющий adj (giving authorization or approval)
- разреша́ющий adj (giving authorization or approval)
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His late Display of unparralled [sic] Generosity to a distressed, though reputable Family, will be enrolled in the Court above; and from the recording Angel, instead of a Tear, extort an approbative smile.
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[…] the approbative shouts of his half-intoxicated auditors filled his simple soul with delight and pride.
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An Irish friend then in his nineties once asked me if there were any Yiddish words that weren’t critical. I told him there must be some, though I did not know them. Even words that might seem approbative like chachem for wise man, with the slightest turn take on an ironic twist.
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