confirmatory

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kənˈfɜːmət(ə)ɹi/
• (GA) IPA: /kənˈfɝmətɔɹi/

Adjective

confirmatory

1. Serving to confirm something.
   • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 16,

     "Do you come to me, Master-at-arms, with so foggy a tale? As to Budd, cite me an act or spoken word of his confirmatory of what you in general charge against him. […] "

   • 1986, Mark S. Gold and A.L.C. Pottash, Diagnostic and Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry, New York and London: Plenum Medical Book Company, Chapter 3, p. 43,

     The main indication for performing the DST is for the confirmation of suspected major depression. A positive test is excellent confirmatory evidence of the diagnosis.

Translations

• Portuguese: confirmatório

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