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hortatory

The definition of hortatory is a person or thing that pleads or strongly requests someone to take a particular action.

(adjective)

An example of hortatory is a televangelist strongly encouraging their viewers to give money to their organization.

See hortatory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

serving to encourage or urge to good deeds
exhorting; giving advice

Origin: 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

See hortatory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Marked by exhortation or strong urging: a hortatory speech.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin hortātōrius

Origin: , from Latin hortātus, exhorted; see hortative

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