Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. hortativus.]
   Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. --Bullokar.

Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, n.
   An exhortation. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

hortative
     adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortative}, {exhortatory},
            {hortatory}]