hortative

/HH AO1 R T AH0 T IH0 V/

adjective

1
(comparable) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.
2
(grammar, not comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

noun

1
(grammar) A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

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