Synonyms

hortative

American

[hawr-tuh-tiv] / ˈhɔr tə tɪv /

adjective

hortatory.

Other Word Forms

hortatively adverb
unhortative adjective
unhortatively adverb

Etymology

Origin of hortative

1600–10; < Latin hortātīvus, equivalent to hortāt ( us ), past participle of hortārī to incite to action, frequentative of horīrī to encourage (akin to yearn ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

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The Parson, under high excitement, rained his hortative oratory upon me.

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