exhortative
exhortative · more exhortative · most exhortative
Appearing to exhort; in an urging mannerAppearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
/ɛɡˈzɔːtətɪv/
Meaning
2 senses(comparable)Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
(not comparable)Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
More definitions
- giving strong encouragement
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. ByFrom late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.
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Forms
more exhortative, most exhortative| Comparative | more exhortative Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most exhortative Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- giving strong encouragement:exhortatoryhortativehortatory
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedexhortatively
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.