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Adjective: hortatory  'hor-tu,to-ree [N. Amer], hor-tu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Giving strong encouragement
    - exhortative, exhortatory, hortative

See also: encouraging

Encyclopedia: Hortatory