confirmatory adj 1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]
Confirmatory \Con*firm"a*to*ry\, a. Serving to confirm; corroborative. [1913 Webster] A fact confirmatory of the conclusion. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation. --Compton. [1913 Webster]