Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hortative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. hortativus.]
Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. --Bullokar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, n.
An exhortation. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hortative
adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortative}, {exhortatory},
{hortatory}]
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