Refreshingly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.
     Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. --
     {Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  refreshingly
       adv 1: in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality;
              "the air was refreshingly cool" [syn: {refreshfully}]
       2: in a pleasantly novel manner; "she was refreshingly free
          from shyness"