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Hortatory: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Hortatory adjective. Urging or encouraging people to act in a particular way.
How to say it
HOR-tuh-tree/ˈhɔːtət(ə)ri/ · American /ˈhɔːrtəˌtɔːri/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (HOR).
Hortatory in a sentence
The head's hortatory speeches about punctuality had little effect on the buses.
The report ends in a hortatory tone, calling on every council to plant more trees.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- exhortative
- urging
- rousing
- encouraging
Where hortatory comes from
From Latin hortari, to encourage.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The report ends in a _____ tone, calling on every council to plant more trees.
- fulsome
- hortatory
- eristic
Show the answer
hortatory: The report ends in a hortatory tone, calling on every council to plant more trees.