hortatory
/'hɔ:tətiv/ Cách viết khác : (hortatory) /'hɔ:tətəri/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Intended to strongly encourage or urge someone to take a specific action or adopt a particular attitude: The word describes language, a speech, or a tone that is exhortative, advisory, and aimed at inciting or motivating an audience.
Usage
- The word hortatory is a formal adjective, primarily used in academic, literary, or rhetorical contexts to describe a style of communication.
- It is typically applied to speeches, sermons, essays, or passages that are designed to inspire action or moral improvement.
- It often modifies nouns like , , , , , or .
Examples
- The coach's hortatory speech at halftime inspired the team to a remarkable comeback.
- The document was more hortatory than legally binding, urging nations to cooperate rather than forcing them.
- Her writing shifted from descriptive to hortatory as she passionately advocated for policy change.
Advanced Usage
- Hortatory subjunctive: In grammar, this refers to a subjunctive mood used in certain languages (like Latin or Greek) to express an exhortation or strong encouragement (e.g., "Let us go").
- Hortatory discourse: A type of communication or writing whose primary purpose is to exhort or advise.
Variants and Related Words
- Hortative (adjective): A synonym, often used interchangeably with .
- Exhort (verb): To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.
- Exhortation (noun): An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.
Synonyms
- Exhortative
- Encouraging
- Persuasive
- Advisory
- Inciting
- Motivational
Antonyms
- Discouraging
- Dissuasive
- Deterrent
Adjective
-
giving strong encouragement
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