Confirmative
51oui — [ wi ] adv. d affirmation • XVe; oïl 1080; lat. hoc, a. fr. o, renforcé par le pron. pers. il → oc REM. On ne fait pas l élision ni la liaison : Je crois que oui [ kəwi ] , un oui franc [ œ̃wi ] . I ♦ Adverbe équivalant à une proposition… …
52peut-être — [ pøtɛtr ] adv. • 1680; puet estre XIIe; ellipse de puet cel estre « cela peut être » 1120 1 ♦ Adverbe de modalité marquant le doute, indiquant que l idée exprimée par la proposition ou une partie de la proposition est une simple possibilité. Ils …
53supporting — Synonyms and related words: advocating, approving, back of, backing, bearing, behind, bolstering, bracing, burdened, buttressing, carrying, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborating, corroborative, corroboratory, favorable, favoring,… …
54supportive — Synonyms and related words: assuring, auspicious, bearing, bolstering, bracing, bright with promise, burdened, buttressing, carrying, cheering, comforting, condolatory, condolent, condoling, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, consolatory,… …
55ative — abrogative abréviative adaptative adjudicative administrative admirative adversative affirmative agrégative alternative ampliative annulative appellative approbative approximative appréciative associative augmentative bourrative captative… …
56ive — abortive abrasive abrogative abréviative abusive accréditive acquisitive active adaptative additive adhésive adjective adjudicative administrative admirative adoptive adventive adversative affective affirmative afflictive agressive agrégative… …
57confirm — mid 13c., confirmyn to ratify, from O.Fr. confermer (13c., Mod.Fr. confirmer) strengthen, establish, consolidate; affirm by proof or evidence; anoint (a king), from L. confirmare make firm, strengthen, establish, from com , intensive prefix (see… …
58confirm — verb 1》 establish the truth or correctness of. ↘state with assurance that something is true. ↘(confirm someone in) reinforce someone in (an opinion or feeling). 2》 make (a provisional arrangement) definite. ↘formally declare that… …
59affirmative — a. 1. That affirms, assertory, assertorical, declarative, declaratory, asseverating, avouching. 2. Confirmative, confirmatory, ratifying, approving, establishing, indorsing. 3. (Alg.) Positive, not negative, additive, not subtractive …
60corroborative — adj confirmatory, confirmative, verificative, verificatory, validatory, certificatory; substantiative, sustentive, upholding, supportive …
