Definition of EXHORTATIVE

exhortative

Plural: exhortatives

Adjective Satellite

  • giving strong encouragement

Adj

  • Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
  • Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.

Noun

  • The exhortative mood.

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English exhortatyf, from Latin exhortātīvus, from exhortātus + -ivus. By surface analysis, exhort + -ative.

Scrabble Score: 24

exhortative: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exhortative: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exhortative: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

exhortative: valid Words With Friends Word