exhortative
[ig-
zawr
-t
uh
-tiv]
/ɪgˈzɔr tə tɪv/
adjective
1.
serving or intended to
exhort
.
2.
pertaining to
exhortation
.
Also,
exhortatory
[ig-
zawr
-t
uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
/ɪgˈzɔr təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
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)
.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
exhortātīvus,
equivalent to
exhortāt
(
us
) (past participle of
exhortārī
to
exhort
) +
-īvus
-ive
Related forms
exhortatively,
adverb
nonexhortative,
adjective
nonexhortatory,
adjective
unexhortative,
adjective