[-ING2.] That confirms; confirmatory.
1661. Lovell, Hist. Anim. & Min., 97. By reason of its … confirming faculty.
1864. Kinglake, in Leisure Ho., 80/1. The supply of fresh confirming proof.
Hence Confirmingly adv.
1603. B. Jonson, Jas. I’s Entertainm. To which, the vow that they used … somewhat confirmingly alludes.
