HORTATIVE


Meaning of HORTATIVE in English

— hortatively , adv.

/hawr"teuh tiv/ , adj.

hortatory.

[ 1600-10; hortativus, equiv. to hortat ( us ), ptp. of hortari to incite to action, freq. of horiri to encourage (akin to YEARN) + -ivus -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .