adhortatory

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adjective

Containing counsel or warning; advisory.

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Meanings

adjectiveadhortatory (comparative more adhortatory, superlative most adhortatory)

comparative more adhortatory · superlative most adhortatory

  1. obsoleteContaining counsel or warning; advisory.

    1697-1698, John Potter, Archæologia Græca They, who run into errors unwittingly, shall not be arraign'd in the publick Court, but some adhortatory Lessons of their Duty are to be privately inculcated.

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APA

adhortatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhortatory

MLA

“adhortatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhortatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adhortatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhortatory.

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