Translations

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By meaning 1
urging, exhorting, or encouraging:

Meaning

2 senses
  1. (comparable)Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.

    настави́тельныйnastavítelʹnyj, увещева́тельныйuveščevátelʹnyj, назида́тельныйnazidátelʹnyj

  2. (not comparable)Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

    giving strong encouragement

Origin

From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).

From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).

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Forms

more hortative, most hortative
Comparativemore hortative Lesson
Superlativemost hortative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a…:supportiveB1hortatorycohortativeexhortative
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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