exhortative

exhortative
exhortatively, adv.
/ig zawr"teuh tiv/, adj.
1. serving or intended to exhort.
2. pertaining to exhortation.
Also, exhortatory /ig zawr"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/.
[1400-50; late ME < L exhortativus, equiv. to exhortat(us) (ptp. of exhortari to EXHORT) + -ivus -IVE]

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  • exhortative — adjective Date: 15th century serving to exhort …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • exhortative — adj. strongly encouraging …   English contemporary dictionary

  • exhortative — a. Exhortatory, hortatory …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • exhortative — ex·hor·tative …   English syllables

  • exhortative — ex•hort•a•tive [[t]ɪgˈzɔr tə tɪv[/t]] also ex•hort•a•to•ry [[t]ɪgˈzɔr təˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) serving or intended to exhort 2) pertaining to exhortation • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L ex•hort′a•tive•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • exhortative — /əgˈzɔtətɪv/ (say uhg zawtuhtiv), /ɛg / (say eg ) adjective 1. serving or intended to exhort. 2. relating to exhortation. Also, exhortatory …  

  • exhortative — adjective giving strong encouragement • Syn: ↑exhortatory, ↑hortative, ↑hortatory • Similar to: ↑encouraging • Derivationally related forms: ↑exhort (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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