exhortative

Variant of exhortatory

exhortatory definition

ex·hor·ta·tory (eg zôr′tə tôr′ē, ig-)

adjective

of, or having the nature of, exhortation; meant to exhort; admonitory
also exhortative ex·hor′·ta·tive (-tiv)

Etymology: ME < LL exhortatorius

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