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Adjective: approbative  'ap-ru`bey-tiv
  1. Expressing or manifesting praise or approval
    "approbative criticism"
    - approving, affirmative, approbatory, plausive

See also: approve, favorable [US], favourable [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Approbative