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hortatory
hor·ta·to·ry H0286600 (hôr′tə-tôr′ē)adj. Marked by exhortation or strong urging: a hortatory speech.
[Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortātus, exhorted; see hortative.]hortatory (ˈhɔːtətərɪ; -trɪ) or hortativeadjtending to exhort; encouraging[C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhort] horˈtation n ˈhortatorily, ˈhortatively advhor•ta•to•ry (ˈhɔr təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj. urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging: a hortatory speech. [1580–90; < Late Latin hortātōrius encouraging =hortā(rī) (see hortative) + -tōrius -tory1] hor′ta•to`ri•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hortatory - giving strong encouragementexhortative, exhortatory, hortativeencouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research" |
Translationshortatory
Synonyms for hortatoryadj giving strong encouragementSynonyms- exhortative
- exhortatory
- hortative
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