HORTATORY


Meaning of HORTATORY in English

— hortatorily , adv.

/hawr"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.

urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging: a hortatory speech.

[ 1580-90; hortatorius encouraging, equiv. to horta ( ri ) (see HORTATIVE) + -torius -TORY 1 ]

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