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adj
Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: exhortatory, inciting, protreptic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Exhortation or advice; incitement; encouragement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
That which exhorts, incites, or encourages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
giving strong encouragement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: exhortative, exhortatory, hortative
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle French hortatoire, from Latin hortor (“encourage”).
Across languages
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