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adj
Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
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Synonyms: exhortatory, hortative
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: hortative, cohortative
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The exhortative mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hortative, cohortative
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
giving strong encouragement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: exhortatory, hortative, hortatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
