approbative

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His supporters in New York, who range from Mayor Edward Koch to Philanthropist and Civic Leader Brooke Astor, also praise him in what has become an almost monotonously approbative Gregorian chant.

From Time Magazine Archive

He answered, "All power is ordained of God by his provident will, but every power assumed by man is not so by his approbative and preceptive will."

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John

The new president of the university arose and eyed him with a peculiarly approbative and grateful gaze.

From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore

Blackbeard swore at him a great approbative oath.

From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Stockton, Frank Richard

As she leaned forward listening, with her lips slightly parted, Margaret gave an unconscious little approbative nod of the head.

From The Stillwater Tragedy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey