- Refreshingly
- Refreshing Re*fresh"ing, a. Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Refreshingly
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refreshingly — adverb 1. in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality the air was refreshingly cool • Syn: ↑refreshfully • Derived from adjective: ↑refreshing 2. in a pleasantly novel manner she was refreshingly free from shyness … Useful english dictionary
refreshingly — adv. Refreshingly is used with these adjectives: ↑candid, ↑cool, ↑different, ↑direct, ↑frank, ↑honest, ↑simple, ↑straightforward … Collocations dictionary
refreshingly — refreshing ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving to refresh. 2) welcome or stimulating because new or different. DERIVATIVES refreshingly adverb … English terms dictionary
refreshingly — adverb see refreshing … New Collegiate Dictionary
refreshingly — See refreshing. * * * … Universalium
refreshingly — adverb In a refreshing manner … Wiktionary
refreshingly — rɪ freʃɪŋlɪ adv. in an invigorating manner, in an energizing manner; in a stimulating manner, in an exhilarating manner … English contemporary dictionary
refreshingly — re·fresh·ing·ly … English syllables
refreshingly — See: refreshing … English dictionary
refreshing — refreshingly, adv. refreshingness, n. /ri fresh ing/, adj. 1. having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap. 2. pleasingly fresh or different: a refreshing lack of pretense. [1570 80; REFRESH + ING2] * * * … Universalium
