hortative

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.
2. (not-comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

Noun

A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

Synonyms

exhortative

exhortatory

hortatory

persuasive

admonitory

preceptive

exciting

instructive

Translations

hortatif

mahnend

παραινετικός

παρακινητικός

incitatif

exhortativo

gayret verici

nasihat yollu

teşvik edici

تشجيعي

yüreklendirici

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔːtətɪv/

Etymology

From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“I exhort”).