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View synonyms for affirmatory
affirmatory
[ uh-fur-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of affirmatory1
First recorded in 1645–55; affirmat(ion) + -ory 1
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Example Sentences
She hesitated for a second; then, with an affirmatory murmur, accepted the proffered arm.
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He used the Quaker poet's name as if it were an affirmatory oath.
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Patty, holding fast to affirmatory personal knowledge, retorted that the thing had been done.
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Her face turned pale for a moment and her lips trembled, but she spoke an affirmatory word only, and waited.
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And, receiving an affirmatory nod from the preoccupied gambler, he went on.
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