Expressing or showing approval; tending to approve or confirm.
From Latin 'approbativus,' formed from 'approbatus' (approved) + the adjective-forming suffix '-ive,' meaning 'tending to' or 'having the quality of.'
An 'approbative gesture' or 'approbative nod' is the opposite of disapproving—it's what you do when you're giving thumbs-up approval to an idea.
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