1 example sentence using hortative.
Hortative used in a sentence
Hortative in a sentence as an adjective
For soldiers, I find the generals commonly in their hortatives put men in mind of their wives and children; and I think the despising of marriage amongst the Turks maketh the vulgar soldier more base.
Hortative definitions
adjective
giving strong encouragement
See also: exhortative exhortatory hortatory