hortative

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːtətɪv/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tətɪv === Adjective === hortative (comparative more hortative, superlative most hortative) (comparable) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging. (grammar, not comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement. ==== Synonyms ==== (giving strong encouragement): hortatory, supportive (of a mood of a verb): cohortative, exhortative, hortatory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hortative (plural hortatives) (grammar) A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement. ==== Synonyms ==== (mood of an imperative verb): cohortative, exhortative ==== Related terms ==== cohortative exhortative hortation hortatory === See also === jussive