ADJECTIVE
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tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect
How To Use probatory In A Sentence
- Some reviewers of my book took exception to the approbatory tone in which I described this popular religion.
- Honorary degree Ministry of Education not approbatory.
- Hence, doubtless, the unusual volume of publicity material that accompanied the review copy of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, including a photograph of Miss Young delivering that mighty pile of typescript, and two pages of advance comments on the novel, all of them, in principle, favorable, ranging from the full-throated ecstatic to the mildly approbatory. Queen for a Day
- Today even the "approbatory" epithet seems too strong as Ellmann's final word on the text that he watched disintegrate. The Scandal of 'Ulysses'
- Here, ‘diamond’ is approbatory, so the overall sense is ‘a good sort’.
- File of its place approbatory , appoint with it for bogus document, content does not have distinction, distinction depends on carrying out the accessory that collect fees only.
- Chloe went through the same process; they looked significantly at each other, nodded, set the pitchers on the slab, and gave a little approbatory cough. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)
- Even Ken Follett, whose truly appalling novel World Without End befouled my mind for a fortnight, can been seen to have a positive effect; when I was reading some reviews to see if anyone else thought it as bad as I did, I came across a couple of approbatory references to Sharon Kay Penman, along the lines of "this is how it should be done". :Acquired Taste
- That they endeavour to procure from the National Government the appropriation of adequate funds to aid the voluntary emigration of all emancipated people of colour, to any country where a suitable asylum may be found: and that, as an auxiliary means, they petition the state legislature for the passage of resolutions approbatory of such measure. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921
- Perhaps someday it will return to Victoria's inner harbour and enlighten the city with approbatory friendly fire in greedy pursuit of our oil, gas, and fresh water.
