affirmatory

(ˌæfəˈmeɪtərɪ)

adj

showing or giving confirmation, ratification, or assertion

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"

affirmative

favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

It is so!' He added an affirmatory nod, and continued to gaze upon me with a kind of irate solemnity, holding his substantial stick between his knees, with his hands clasped upon its head.

View in context

Which is why I am convinced that we need an affirmatory vote by the people on the Brexit deal -- and a Remain option on the ballot paper.

Richard Leonard: Don't fall for nationalism of Boris or SNP

Priyanka, after what might have been interpreted initially as affirmatory silence, said last week she was not interested in the position.

The revolt of the Gandhis in India's Congress party

history ain't folk like us.' The novel's affirmatory message is that history is about everyone, in this case all who fought to establish equal rights for women, whether from a privileged if sheltered background like Evelyn, one of the three main characters in the novel, or poor like May, or lacking an education, like Nell.

Nicholls, Sally: Things a Bright Girl Can Do

The essay at hand seeks for the practice of JS the kind of affirmatory and performative posture that Derrida, directly forcing the secular up against the religious, calls a "profession of faith." (3)

A TALE OF TWO JEWISH STUDIES: FROM RON MESHBESHER TO THE RASHBAM

So is the success of the EU an 'affirmatory test' to assess the aforementioned pre-requisites On the other hand, in the course of its successful existence, it became evident that the EU could concentrate on other matters as well, which is why it proceeded further from market integration to policy integration.

COMPARING THE INCOMPARABLE: CAN THE EUROPEAN UNION PROVIDE A MODEL FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

So far, there is no affirmatory formula or model to forecast and calculate the depth percentage of the lower portion.

Fabrication of long and smooth tungsten probes for nano-manipulation