hortatory: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 2, 2009 hortatory \HOR-tuh-tor-ee\, adjective: Marked by strong urging; serving to encourage or incite; as, "a hortatory speech." Example Quotes: He later gave up the ministry in the conviction that he could reach thousands with his beguiling pen and only hundreds with his hortatory voice. -- Carl Van Doren, The American Novel, 1789-1939 Instead of "Home Run, Jack," the hortatory message that greets the batter at the plate is the subliminal one that surfaces: "Run Home, Jack." -- Marjorie Garber, Symptoms of Culture The former West German Chancellor's book . . . is a call to action, and, even in this good translation, the book relies heavily on the hortatory language of political appeals. -- Tamar Jacoby, "Carrots and Sticks", New York Times, August 24, 1986 Example Sentences: The mayor's hortatory speech spurred me to organize a carpool with my Prius. -- Brought to you by the 3rd Generation Prius Hortatory is from Latin hortatorius, from hortari, "to exhort, to incite, to encourage." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for hortatory Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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