Exhortative

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɨgˈzɔɹtÉ™tɪv/

Origin

From Latin exhortativus, from exhortatus, akin to English exhort + -ative

Full definition of exhortative

Adjective

1. (comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
2. (grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
• 1994, Hein van der Voort, A grammar of Kwaza, Mouton de Gruyzer, page 528In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory.

Noun

1. The exhortative mood.

Synonyms

• exhortatory
• hortative