hortative

adjective

Definition of hortativenext
as in recommendatory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hortative
  1. advisory
  2. consultative
  3. admonitory
  4. premonitory
  5. consulting
Adjective
  • By stepping into this advisory role, pharmacists can not only enhance trust but also reinforce their integral position within the broader care team.
    Greg Samios, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • According to the advisory, mixed precipitation is expected, with snow accumulations up to two inches likely.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of advisory
Adjective
  • Trump will be less consultative, more unpredictable, less generous in providing assistance, and will demand that allies and partners pay more for American protection, but the result may not be so very different.
    Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This consultative group, consisting of 29 organizations spanning the agriculture industry and NGOs, was convened by the EU with the aim of coming to an agreement about the direction of agriculture in the region.
    Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of consultative
Adjective
  • And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
    John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Definition of admonitory
Adjective
  • Fashion observers had also noticed that Swift had introduced a premonitory blue bodysuit into her wardrobe at the Tuesday show.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In 2020, four years since their first date, Ms. Carswell started having premonitory dreams of Ms. Wynn walking back into her life once again.
    Tiana Randall, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Definition of premonitory
Adjective
  • McKinsey could also slash as many as 2,000 non-consulting staff in one of its biggest round of layoffs ever, Bloomberg reported last month, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In an email to AL.com, Jones said Alabama Writers’ Forum will have a consulting role with the initiative, including assisting with publicity and sharing contacts across the state to help promote events or connect delegates with partners.
    Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2022
Definition of consulting
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