confirmatory
or con·firm·a·tive
[ kuh n-fur-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee or kuh n-fur-muh-tiv ]
/ kənˈfɜr məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i or kənˈfɜr mə tɪv /
adjective
serving to confirm; corroborative.
Origin of confirmatory
OTHER WORDS FROM confirmatory
non·con·firm·a·tive, adjective non·con·firm·a·to·ry, adjective un·con·firm·a·tive, adjective un·con·firm·a·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby confirmatory
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Example sentences from the Web for confirmative
Not all subjects of gossip are as confirmative as Rosie Rashnowsky that day proved herself to be.
Little Aliens |Myra KellyHe had not received any hint beforehand of this confirmative evidence.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Richard Doddridge BlackmoreAsceticism, usually taken as evidence to the reverse, is on the contrary, confirmative.
Religion & Sex |Chapman Cohen