| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade.[Websters]
2. Being dissuasive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dehortatorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dehortatorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dehortatory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEHORTATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dehortatory \De*hort"a*to*ry\, adjective. [Latin expression dehortatorius.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEHORTATORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Dissuading; belonging to dissuasion. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
