hortative

Variant of hortatory

hortatory definition

hor·ta·tory (hôr′tə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. serving to encourage or urge to good deeds
  2. exhorting; giving advice

Etymology: LL(Ec) hortatorius < pp. of L hortari, to incite, encourage, freq. of horiri, to urge, encourage < IE base *ĝher-, to desire > yearn, Gr charis

Also hortative hor′·ta·tive (-tiv)

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