Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
approbatory is an adjective meaning "expressing or manifesting praise or approval". It carries one recorded sense.
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
“approbative criticism”
“an affirmative nod”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for approbatory come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.