exhortative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.

noun

/ɛɡˈzɔːtətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exhortative.wav

exhortative more exhortative most exhortative exhortatives

From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.

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