Associations to the word «Hortative»

Wiktionary

HORTATIVE, adjective. (comparable) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.
HORTATIVE, adjective. (grammar) (not comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
HORTATIVE, noun. (grammar) A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

Dictionary definition

HORTATIVE, adjective. Giving strong encouragement.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes