English

Adjective

exhortative ‎(comparative more exhortative, superlative most exhortative)

1. (comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
2. (grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
   • 1994, Hein van der Voort, A grammar of Kwaza, Mouton de Gruyzer, page 528:

     In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory.

Noun

exhortative ‎(plural exhortatives)

1. The exhortative mood.

Synonyms

• exhortatory
• hortative

References

exhortative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia