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hortatory
[ hawr-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈhɔr təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging: a hortatory speech.
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Origin of hortatory
OTHER WORDS FROM hortatory
hor·ta·to·ri·ly, adverbWords nearby hortatory
horst, Horst Wessel song, hort., Horta, hortative, hortatory, Hortense, Hortense de Beauharnais, Horthy, horticultural, horticulture
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British Dictionary definitions for hortatory
hortatory
hortative (ˈhɔːtətɪv)
/ (ˈhɔːtətərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
tending to exhort; encouraging
Derived forms of hortatory
hortation, nounhortatorily or hortatively, adverbWord Origin for hortatory
C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhort
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