dehortatory

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UK/diːˈhɔːtətɹi/

adjective

designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive

“June 9 1644, Joseph Hall, A Sermon Preached […] in the Green-Yard of Norwich The Text you fee is a dehortatory charge to avoid the offence of God”

OriginLatin dehortatorius →
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Meanings

adjectivedehortatory (comparative more dehortatory, superlative most dehortatory)

comparative more dehortatory · superlative most dehortatory

  1. archaicdesigned to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive

    June 9 1644, Joseph Hall, A Sermon Preached […] in the Green-Yard of Norwich The Text you fee is a dehortatory charge to avoid the offence of God

Origin

  1. Latindehortatorius
  2. Englishdehortatory

Latin dehortatorius.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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