Associations to the word «Hortative»

Wiktionary

HORTATIVE, adjective. (comparable) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.
HORTATIVE, adjective. (grammar) (not comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
HORTATIVE, noun. (grammar) A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

Dictionary definition

HORTATIVE, adjective. Giving strong encouragement.

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia