Hypertext Webster Gateway: "refreshingly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.
Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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"
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