hortatory

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

marked by strong urging or encouragement to act

In a sentence

Hortatory in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing hortatory in a sentence.

The general's hortatory address stirred the weary soldiers to renew their advance.

Synonyms

exhortativeencouragingincitingadmonitory

Antonyms

dissuasivediscouraging

Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Hortatory (adjective) means marked by strong urging or encouragement to act

Here is hortatory used in an example sentence: "The general's hortatory address stirred the weary soldiers to renew their advance."

Common synonyms for hortatory include exhortative, encouraging, inciting, admonitory.

Antonyms of hortatory include dissuasive, discouraging.

Hortatory is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.