Definition of "approvingly" []

• In an approving manner (adverb)

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• "Plus, Gingrich and Alinsky had a lot in common: Both men preferred generating headlines as a means of pursuing power, Alinsky used the word "radical" in the titles of two of his books; Gingrich uses the word approvingly in just about every other town hall meeting."
• "The paper has been referred to approvingly several times this month by supreme court judges."
• "Quoting someone else's hateful words approvingly is an equally hateful act."