hortative

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hortative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. hortativus.]
     Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. --Bullokar.
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  Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, n.
     An exhortation. [Obs.]
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hortative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hortative
      adj 1: giving strong encouragement [syn: exhortative,
             exhortatory, hortative, hortatory]