exhortative

exhortative

English

Etymology

From Latin exhortativus, from exhortatus, akin to English exhort +‎ -ative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨɡˈzɔɹtətɪv/

Adjective

exhortative (comparative more exhortative, superlative most exhortative)

1. (comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
2. (grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
   • 1994, Hein van der Voort, A grammar of Kwaza, Mouton de Gruyzer, page 528:

     In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory.

Noun

exhortative (plural exhortatives)

1. The exhortative mood.

Synonyms

• exhortatory
• hortative

References

exhortative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia