exhortative
AmericanOther Word Forms
- exhortatively adverb
- nonexhortative adjective
- nonexhortatory adjective
- unexhortative adjective
Etymology
Origin of exhortative
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin exhortātīvus, equivalent to exhortāt ( us ) (past participle of exhortārī to exhort ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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But his tone, neither exhortative nor triumphalist nor even particularly reassuring, is sort of … flat.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2021
Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2021
His ephemeral work — anti-normality, anti-materialist, anti-classist — had assumed an exhortative, prophetical tone.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2019
During the first week of his trip John Paul quickly turned characteristic Canadian reserve into enthusiasm, as he switched with ease from exhortative Pontiff to caring pastor.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plenipotentiaries bore this gibe with dignity, and decided to have recourse once more to their favorite, and, indeed, only method—the despatch of exhortative telegrams.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
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