dehortatory

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dehortatory

/diːˈhɔːtətɹi/ UK

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Latin dehortatorius.

adjective more dehortatory · most dehortatory

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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@misc{dehortatory_2026,
  title = {dehortatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dehortatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}