hortatory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɔːtətərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôr′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hor•ta•to•ry  (hôr′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. urging to some course of conduct or action;
    exhorting;
    encouraging:a hortatory speech.
  • Late Latin hortātōrius encouraging, equivalent. to hortā(rī) (see hortative) + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1580–90
hor′ta•to′ri•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hortatory / ˈhɔːtətərɪ -trɪ/, hortative / ˈhɔːtətɪv/
  1. tending to exhort; encouraging
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhorthorˈtationˈhortatorily, ˈhortatively
'hortatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allocution - harangue - hortative - prone

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