dehortatory

English

Etymology

Latin dehortatorius.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈhɔːtətɹi/

Adjective

dehortatory (comparative more dehortatory, superlative most dehortatory)

  1. (archaic) designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive
    • June 9 1644, Joseph Hall, A Sermon Preached […] in the Green-Yard of Norwich
      The Text you fee is a dehortatory charge to avoid the offence of God

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