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HORTATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hortatory mean?
• HORTATORY (adjective)
The adjective HORTATORY has 1 sense:
1. giving strong encouragement
Familiarity information: HORTATORY 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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