HORTATORY Meaning of HORTATORY in English [ 'hɔ:tət(ə)ri ]■ adjective formal tending or aiming to exhort.Derivativeshortation nounhortative adjective OriginC16: from L. hortatorius , from hortari 'exhort'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004