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hortative : adjective : giving exhortation : serving to advise or warn

The candidate's hortative style of speaking appealed to some voters but led others to dismiss him as a blowhard.

"We give nothing so freely as advice," observed French writer Duc de La Rochefoucauld in 1665. "Hortative" and "exhort" (meaning "to urge earnestly") are two words that testify to our eagerness to counsel others. Both trace to Latin "hortari," meaning "to urge." "Hortative" has been used as both a noun (meaning "an advisory comment") and an adjective since the 17th century, but the noun is now extremely rare. You may also encounter the adjectives "hortatory," "exhortatory," and "exhortative," all of which have the same meaning as "hortative."

similar - admonition - An act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning.

Thought for the day

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
  —Albert Einstein

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