EXHORTATIVE

exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory

(adjective) giving strong encouragement

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

exhortative (comparative more exhortative, superlative most exhortative)

(comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.

(grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.

Noun

exhortative (plural exhortatives)

The exhortative mood.

Synonyms

• exhortatory

• hortative

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*hor"ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. exhortativus: cf. F. exhortatif.]

Definition: Serving to exhort; exhortatory; hortative. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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