affirmatoryadj.

Brit.

/əˈfəːmət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/əˈfərməˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin affirmatorius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin affirmatorius affirmative (15th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin affirmātor person who makes a definite assertion or affirmation ( < affirmāt- , past participial stem of affirmāre affirm v. + -or -or suffix) + -ius , suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory suffix². Compare earlier affirmant adj., affirmative adj., affirming adj.

That gives affirmation or makes an assertion; affirmative, assertive. Frequently with of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] > asseverative, assertive, affirmative, or positive

assertive1562

affirmatory1651

various1651

thetic1678

assertory1702

asseveratorya1734

asseverative1837

assertative1846

predicative1846

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. ii. §20. 32 An Oath may as well sometimes be affirmatory, as promissory.

1683 W. Williams Answer Mr. Hunt's Postscript 7 Which..being an affirmatory Law, doth not derogate from those of Edward the 3rd.

1716 R. West Disc. conc. Treasons 80 The Clause is then manifestly only affirmatory of that Power which it is not possible to suppose a Parliament to be without.

1762 Crit. Rev. July 70 All affirmatory acts, he concludes, strengthen and extend the common law.

1836 Amer. Q. Rev. Mar. 214 He would glance for a moment at a paper, return it with an affirmatory nod, and turn to the next individual pressing forward for an audience.

1860 W. N. Massey Hist. Eng. III. xxx. 361 Mr. Pitt moved three resolutions..the second, affirmatory of the right and duty of both Houses to [etc.].

1911 Columbia Law Rev. 11 10 This provision of the treaties cited was merely affirmatory of recognized international law, quite outside of treaty provisions.

1975 E. Fischbein Intuitive Sources of Probabilistic Thinking in Children ii. 13 The distinction between affirmatory and anticipatory intuitions is far from being sharply delineated.

2009 Daily Tel. 11 Dec. 35/5 Its listlessness and torpor..is a betrayal of its source material's affirmatory spirit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affirmatory
释义	affirmatoryadj. Brit. /əˈfəːmət(ə)ri/, U.S. /əˈfərməˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin affirmatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin affirmatorius affirmative (15th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin affirmātor person who makes a definite assertion or affirmation ( < affirmāt- , past participial stem of affirmāre affirm v. + -or -or suffix) + -ius , suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory suffix². Compare earlier affirmant adj., affirmative adj., affirming adj. That gives affirmation or makes an assertion; affirmative, assertive. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] > asseverative, assertive, affirmative, or positive assertive1562 affirmatory1651 various1651 thetic1678 assertory1702 asseveratorya1734 asseverative1837 assertative1846 predicative1846 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. ii. §20. 32 An Oath may as well sometimes be affirmatory, as promissory. 1683 W. Williams Answer Mr. Hunt's Postscript 7 Which..being an affirmatory Law, doth not derogate from those of Edward the 3rd. 1716 R. West Disc. conc. Treasons 80 The Clause is then manifestly only affirmatory of that Power which it is not possible to suppose a Parliament to be without. 1762 Crit. Rev. July 70 All affirmatory acts, he concludes, strengthen and extend the common law. 1836 Amer. Q. Rev. Mar. 214 He would glance for a moment at a paper, return it with an affirmatory nod, and turn to the next individual pressing forward for an audience. 1860 W. N. Massey Hist. Eng. III. xxx. 361 Mr. Pitt moved three resolutions..the second, affirmatory of the right and duty of both Houses to [etc.]. 1911 Columbia Law Rev. 11 10 This provision of the treaties cited was merely affirmatory of recognized international law, quite outside of treaty provisions. 1975 E. Fischbein Intuitive Sources of Probabilistic Thinking in Children ii. 13 The distinction between affirmatory and anticipatory intuitions is far from being sharply delineated. 2009 Daily Tel. 11 Dec. 35/5 Its listlessness and torpor..is a betrayal of its source material's affirmatory spirit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1651
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