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dehortatory

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːˈhɔːtətɹi/

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adj

Meaning 1

designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • June 9 1644, Joseph Hall, A Sermon Preached [...] in the Green-Yard of Norwich The Text you fee is a dehortatory charge to avoid the offence of God

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin dehortatorius.