approvable


ap·prove

A0384500 (ə-pro͞ov′)v. ap·proved, ap·prov·ing, ap·proves v.tr.1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction: The Senate approved the treaty.2. To consider right or good: "He came to ask me ... whether I approved his choice altogether" (Jane Austen).3. Obsolete To prove or attest.v.intr. To show, feel, or express approval: We didn't approve of the decision.
[Middle English appreven, approven, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbāre : ad-, ad- + probāre, to test (from probus, good; see per in Indo-European roots).]
ap·prov′a·ble adj.ap·prov′ing·ly adv.

approvable

(əˈpruːvəbəl) adjable to be approved

ap•prov•a•ble

(əˈpru və bəl)

adj. capable or worthy of being approved. [1400–50] ap•prov`a•bil′i•ty, n. ap•prov′a•bly, adv.