1.
[syn: refreshingly, refreshfully]
2. in a pleasantly novel manner;
- Example: "she was refreshingly free from shyness"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.
Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, adv. --
Re*fresh"ing*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
refreshingly
adv 1: in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality;
"the air was refreshingly cool" [syn: refreshingly,
refreshfully]
2: in a pleasantly novel manner; "she was refreshingly free from
shyness"