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adhortative

adhortative adjective: relating to the giving of advice; tending to adhort.

Adjective

adhortative (comparative more adhortative, superlative most adhortative)

  1. Relating to the giving of advice; tending to adhort.

Forms of adhortative

comparativemore adhortative
superlativemost adhortative

Origin of adhortative

From adhort + -ative.

Questions about adhortative

What does adhortative mean?
Adhortative means relating to the giving of advice; tending to adhort.
What part of speech is adhortative?
Adhortative is an adjective.

Words near adhortative in the dictionary

  1. adhocrats
  2. Adhola
  3. adhort
  4. adhortation
  5. adhortations
  6. adhortative
  7. adhortatory
  8. adhorted
  9. adhorting
  10. adhorts
  11. ADHS

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