Definition of Exhortative

1. Adjective. Giving strong encouragement.

Exact synonyms: Exhortatory, Hortative, Hortatory
Similar to: Encouraging
Derivative terms: Exhort, Exhort

Definition of Exhortative

1. a. Serving to exhort; exhortatory; hortative.

Definition of Exhortative

1. Adjective. (comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: grammar not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener. ¹

3. Noun. The exhortative mood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exhortative

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exhortative

exhibitry
exhibits
exhilarant
exhilarate
exhilarated
exhilarates
exhilarating
exhilaratingly
exhilaration
exhilarations
exhilarative
exhorbitant
exhort
exhortation
exhortations
exhortative (current term)
exhortatively
exhortatives
exhortatory
exhorted
exhorter
exhorters
exhorteth
exhorting
exhortingly
exhorts
exhumate
exhumated
exhumates
exhumating

Literary usage of Exhortative

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1862)
"One is argumentative, and the other appealing and exhortative. ... He loses the immense advantages of the exhortative address, and (unless in the case of ..."

2. Essays on the Pursuits of Women by Frances Power Cobbe (1863)
"One is argumentative, and the other appealing and exhortative. For public meetings, where lines ... He loses the immense advantages of the exhortative ad- ..."

3. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews by August Tholuck (1842)
"To the observation of Bleek, that, while the fact cannot be denied, yet, that this manner of address occurs only in exhortative, reprehensive discourse, ..."

4. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews by August Tholuck (1842)
"To the observation of Bleek, that, while the fact cannot be denied, yet, that this manner of address occurs only in exhortative, reprehensive discourse, ..."

5. A Manual of the Chikaranga Language, with Grammar, Exercises, Useful by C. S. Louw (1915)
"exhortative Mood. Sing. let me be, nga ndi ye or ndi ye. Plur. let us be, nga ti ye, ... exhortative Mood. nga ndi sa ya ; or nga ndi rege ku ya. ..."

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