Hortative

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. hortativus.]
     Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. --Bullokar.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, n.
     An exhortation. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hortative
       adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortative}, {exhortatory},
              {hortatory}]