hortative

adjective

Definition of hortativenext
as in recommendatory

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  1. advisory
  2. consultative
  3. admonitory
  4. premonitory
  5. consulting
Adjective
  • Ogg, a member of the state’s Dungeness Crab Task Force – an advisory body that assesses management measures – points out the humpback population has been steadily growing for several years, closing in on 5,000 in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • One prominent proposal came in the form of the Federal Democratic Charter introduced just one month after the coup by the National Unity Consultative Council, the advisory body of the NUG.
    Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of advisory
Adjective
  • Dell is leading the way by providing a consultative approach to helping organizations bring AI to their data, while putting the right infrastructure in place to support their initiatives.
    Clint Boulton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • By early 2025, the regulator will form a consultative panel with the authorized exchanges to foster closer cooperation, Yip said.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 28 Oct. 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 | [email protected], al, 3 Oct. 2022
Definition of consulting
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