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horatory

Postby Bailey » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:14 pm

hor·ta·to·ry (hôrt-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Marked by exhortation or strong urging: a hortatory speech.



[Late Latin horttrius, from Latin horttus, exhorted; see hortative.]

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Adj. 1. hortatory - giving strong encouragement
exhortative, exhortatory, hortative
encouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"
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Postby Perry » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:17 am

In play: "The horatory oratory seemed out of place in the research laboratroy."
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Postby Stargzer » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:35 pm

At first glance I thought this might be a "timely" word; at second glance, an adjective describing a type of circle dance.
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Postby gailr » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:36 pm

an adjective describing a type of circle dance.
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