11 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
adjective expressing or manifesting praise or approval
originEtymology tree English approbate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English approbatory From approbate + -ory.
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