Refreshingly
[rɪ'frɛʃɪŋli]
Definition
(adv.) in a pleasantly novel manner; 'she was refreshingly free from shyness'.
(adv.) in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality; 'the air was refreshingly cool'.
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Examples
- A rapid shower had cooled the air, and clouds still hung refreshingly over the moist street. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It is most refreshingly unusual. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He was refreshingly dressed in summer costume--his manner was delightfully self-possessed and quiet--he had a charming smile. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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