exhortative

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Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
24
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ɛɡˈzɔːtətɪv/

Definition of exhortative

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (comparable)Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
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adj

  1. (comparable)Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
  2. (not-comparable)Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
    “In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory.”

noun

  1. The exhortative mood.

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Etymology

From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.

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