Approving; expressing, implying, or of the nature of approbation.

adjective. Approving, or implying approbation.

adjective. Expressing approval

adjective. Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.

noun. A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

adjective. expressing or manifesting praise or approval

"This time I smiled in good earnest at his fantastic fashion of self-introduction, observing which the blue gentleman swayed me backwards and forwards several times with his right hand, and I felt that if I had been an oak of the forest he would have swayed me just as easily, while he said with a kind of approbative chuckle: 'That's right -- a very good lad; that's right -- a very smart lad.'"

laudative  pejorative  

favorable  favourable  

approbate  approbation  approbatory  

approbatory