Dehortatory

//diːˈhɔːtətɹi// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive archaic

    "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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"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"

Etymology

Latin dehortatorius.

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