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hortative

adjective

/ˈhɔːrtətɪv/

Meaning

Giving strong encouragement or urging.

The teacher gave a hortative speech to motivate the students before the exam.

encouraging, urging, persuasive, motivational

discouraging, demotivating

hortative remarks, hortative tone, hortative speech

complete; entire; all of something

easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm

showing good judgment in matters of style and beauty

Recklessly bold or rash; taking foolish risks.

not achieving desired aims or results; failing to accomplish a purpose

uncomfortably warm and humid