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approvingly
Variant of approve
transitive verb approved, approving
- to give one's consent to; sanction; confirm
- to be favorable toward; think or declare to be good, satisfactory, etc.
- Archaic to prove or show: often used reflexively
- Obsolete to prove by testing
intransitive verb
to give approval; have a favorable opinion (of)
Related Forms:
- approvable adjective
- approver noun
- approvingly adverb
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