COHORTATIVE

Adjective

cohortative (not comparable)

(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.

Encouraging.

Usage notes

The cohortative mood is similar to the jussive mood, except that it only applies to verbs in the first person. Although the cohortative mood is absent from English, it is present in Hebrew.

Noun

cohortative (plural cohortatives)

(grammar) The cohortative mood.

Source: Wiktionary



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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