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hortatively

hortatively adverb: in a hortative way.

Adverb

hortatively (comparative more hortatively, superlative most hortatively)

  1. In a hortative way.

Forms of hortatively

comparativemore hortatively
superlativemost hortatively

Origin of hortatively

From hortative + -ly.

Questions about hortatively

What does hortatively mean?
Hortatively means in a hortative way.
What part of speech is hortatively?
Hortatively is an adverb.

Words near hortatively in the dictionary

  1. hort.
  2. Horta
  3. hortation
  4. hortations
  5. hortative
  6. hortatively
  7. hortatives
  8. hortativity
  9. hortatories
  10. hortatorily
  11. hortatory

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