refreshingly
refreshingly · more refreshingly · most refreshingly
In a refreshing mannerIn a refreshing manner.
US/ɹifɹˈɛʃɪŋli/
» The sky is clear and the wind is refreshingly cool. It's a perfect day to spend outdoors.
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1 sensesIn a refreshing manner.
a refreshingly original film in which the villain defeated the hero
in a pleasantly novel manner
Examples
2 sentencesThe sky is clear and the wind is refreshingly cool. It's a perfect day to spend outdoors.
Esperanto is refreshingly different.
Forms
more refreshingly, most refreshingly| Comparative | more refreshingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most refreshingly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality:refreshfully
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrefreshing
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.