📢hortative

adjective
/ˈhɔːrtətɪv/

Meaning

Giving strong encouragement or urging.

Example Sentences

The teacher gave a hortative speech to motivate the students before the exam.

Synonyms

encouraging, urging, persuasive, motivational

Antonyms

discouraging, demotivating

Collocations

hortative remarks, hortative tone, hortative speech

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