hortatory

[ hawr-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective
  1. urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging: a hortatory speech.

Origin of hortatory

1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin hortātōrius “encouraging,” equivalent to hortā(rī) (see hortative) + -tōrius -tory1

Other words from hortatory

  • hor·ta·to·ri·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for hortatory

hortatory

hortative (ˈhɔːtətɪv)

/ (ˈhɔːtətərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. tending to exhort; encouraging

Origin of hortatory

1
C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhort

Derived forms of hortatory

  • hortation, noun
  • hortatorily or hortatively, adverb

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