approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive
(adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval; “approbative criticism”; “an affirmative nod”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
approbative (comparative more approbative, superlative most approbative)
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
• (expressing approval): approbatory
• pejorative
• reprobative
approbative (plural approbatives)
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"pro*ba*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. approbatif.]
Definition: Approving, or implying approbation. Milner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
