Exhortatory

  • 71exhort — [ɪg zɔ:t, ɛg ] verb strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. Derivatives exhortation noun exhortative adjective exhortatory tət(ə)ri adjective exhorter noun …

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  • 72exhortative — a. Exhortatory, hortatory …

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  • 73exhortative — /əgˈzɔtətɪv/ (say uhg zawtuhtiv), /ɛg / (say eg ) adjective 1. serving or intended to exhort. 2. relating to exhortation. Also, exhortatory …

  • 74warning — [adj] cautionary admonishing, admonitory, cautioning, exemplary, exhortatory, monitorial, monitory, ominous, premonitory, threatening; concept 267 warning [n] notice of possible occurrence admonition, advice, alarm, alert, augury, caution, caveat …

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  • 75allocution —   n. authoritative or exhortatory address; Roman Catholic, formal papal address to   College of Cardinals …

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  • 76encouraging — adjective 1. giving courage or confidence or hope encouraging advances in medical research • Ant: ↑discouraging • Similar to: ↑exhortative, ↑exhortatory, ↑hortative, ↑hortatory, ↑ …

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  • 77exhort — v.tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) urge or advise strongly or earnestly. Derivatives: exhortative adj. exhortatory adj. exhorter n. Etymology: ME f. OF exhorter or L exhortari (as EX (1), hortari exhort) …

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  • 78pep up — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (Freq. 1) The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑urge on, ↑ …

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  • 79root on — verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑urge on, ↑exhort, ↑pep up …

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  • 80emotive theory — noun : a theory according to which value judgments or normative ethical statements are exhortatory rather than cognitive …

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