approbative criticism
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Approbative
/ˈæp.ɹəˌbeɪ.tɪv/
Synonyms for "approbative" (4 found)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- hyväksyvä adj (giving authorization or approval)
Polish
2 entries- aprobatywny adj (giving authorization or approval)
- aprobujący adj (giving authorization or approval)
Russian
2 entries- одобря́ющий adj (giving authorization or approval)
- разреша́ющий adj (giving authorization or approval)
Sample sentences
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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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