Approvingly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Approving \Ap*prov"ing\, a.
     Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.
     -- {Ap*prov"ing*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  approvingly
       adv : in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly" [syn: {with
             approval}] [ant: {disapprovingly}]