Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dehortatory

/diːˈhɔːtətɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-hor-ta-to-ry
IPA: /diːˈhɔːtətɹi/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈhɔːtətɹi/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more dehortatory (comparative) most dehortatory (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dehortatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈhɔːtətɹi/.
What does dehortatory mean?: designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive
Where does dehortatory come from?: Latin dehortatorius.

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