approbatory

/əˈproʊbəˌtɔri/
adjective
  1. Expressing or showing approval; praising.
    • The audience gave an approbatory round of applause after the speech.
    • The committee issued an approbatory report on the project.
    • His approbatory smile told me I had done well.
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