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

References

• “dehortatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.