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exhortative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɛɡˈzɔːtətɪv/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.

Meanings

  1. (comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
  2. (not-comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
    • In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory. 1994, Hein van der Voort, A grammar of Kwaza, Mouton de Gruyzer, page 528:

Forms

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most exhortative Degree=Sup lexicographic
more exhortative Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

exhortatively

Synonyms

cohortative · exhortatory · hortative · hortative

Translations (3)

fr exhortatif (exhorting) · pl nawołujący (exhorting) · es exhortativo (exhorting)

exhortative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɛɡˈzɔːtətɪv/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.

Meanings

  1. The exhortative mood.

Forms

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exhortatives Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

hortative · cohortative