I. prō.ˈtreptik noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin protrepticus hortatory, encouraging, from Greek protreptikos, from (assumed) Greek protreptos (verbal of protrepein to turn forward, urge on, from pro- pro- (I) + trepein to turn) + -ikos -ic — more at trope
: exhortation
II. adjective
also pro·trep·ti·cal -tə̇kəl
Etymology: protreptic from Late Latin protrepticus; protreptical from Late Latin protreptic us + English -al
: hortatory , persuasive