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hortatives

hortatives is the plural of hortative.

Meaning of hortative

Noun

hortative (plural hortatives)

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

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Questions about hortatives

What is hortatives the plural of?
Hortatives is the plural of hortative.

Words near hortatives in the dictionary

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

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