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单词 hortative
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hortative

[ hawr-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˈhɔr tə tɪv /
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adjective

hortatory.

Origin of hortative

1600–10; <Latin hortātīvus, equivalent to hortāt(us), past participle of hortārī to incite to action, frequentative of horīrī to encourage (akin to yearn) + -īvus-ive

OTHER WORDS FROM hortative

hor·ta·tive·ly, adverbun·hor·ta·tive, adjectiveun·hor·ta·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby hortative

hor. som., horst, Horst Wessel song, hort., Horta, hortative, hortatory, Hortega cell, Hortense, Hortense de Beauharnais, Horthy
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Example sentences from the Web for hortative

  • Hortative, hort′a-tiv, adj. inciting: encouraging: giving advice—also Hort′atory.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • The Parson, under high excitement, rained his hortative oratory upon me.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865|Various
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