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EXHORTATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exhortative mean?
• EXHORTATIVE (adjective)
The adjective EXHORTATIVE has 1 sense:
1. giving strong encouragement
Familiarity information: EXHORTATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giving strong encouragement
Synonyms:
exhortative; exhortatory; hortative; hortatory
Similar:
encouraging (giving courage or confidence or hope)
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