approbative vs well-wishing

approbative

noun

  • A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker. 

adj

  • Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something. 

  • Expressing approval. 

well-wishing

noun

  • act of extending good wishes to someone else 

adj

  • extending good wishes 

How often have the words approbative and well-wishing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )