Found 2 items, similar to hortative.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hortative hortative adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: exhortative, exhortatory, hortatory]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hortative Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. hortativus.] Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. --Bullokar. [1913 Webster] Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, n. An exhortation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]