exhortative /ɛɡˈzɔːtətɪv/adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner. •Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory. — 1994 noun1 •The exhortative mood. formsexhortatives · more exhortative · most exhortative