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hortative
Variant of hortatory
hortatory
definition
hor·ta·tory (hôr′tə tôr′ē)
adjective
- serving to encourage or urge to good deeds
- 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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