refreshing

refreshing
adjective Date: circa 1580 serving to refresh; especially agreeably stimulating because of freshness or newness <
a refreshing change of pace
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refreshingly adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • refreshing — refreshing; un·refreshing; …   English syllables

  • Refreshing — Re*fresh ing, a. Reviving; reanimating. {Re*fresh ing*ly}, adv. {Re*fresh ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • refreshing — index palatable, sapid, unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • refreshing — [adj] new; rejuvenating bracing, cooling, different, energizing, exhilarating, fresh, invigorating, novel, original, restorative, restoring, revitalizing, revivifying, stimulating, thirst quenching, unique; concepts 564,578,797 …   New thesaurus

  • refreshing — ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving to refresh. 2) welcome or stimulating because new or different. DERIVATIVES refreshingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • refreshing — [ri fresh′iŋ] adj. 1. that refreshes 2. pleasingly new or different refreshingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • refreshing — [[t]rɪfre̱ʃɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You say that something is refreshing when it is pleasantly different from what you are used to. It s refreshing to hear somebody speaking common sense... It made a refreshing change to see a good old fashioned… …   English dictionary

  • refreshing — re|fresh|ing [rıˈfreʃıŋ] adj 1.) making you feel less tired or less hot ▪ a refreshing drink ▪ The breeze felt refreshing. 2.) pleasantly different from what is familiar and boring ▪ It made a refreshing change to talk to someone new.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • refreshing — re|fresh|ing [ rı freʃıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) making you feel more lively when you have been feeling tired and hot: Lemonade tastes so refreshing on a hot day. a light, refreshing breeze 2. ) welcome because of being different or exciting: It makes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • refreshing — adjective 1 making you feel less tired or less hot: a long refreshing drink | The breeze was refreshing after the stuffy classroom. 2 pleasantly different from what is familiar and boring: It made a refreshing change to talk to someone new.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • refreshing */ — UK [rɪˈfreʃɪŋ] / US adjective 1) making you feel more lively when you have been feeling tired and hot Lemonade tastes so refreshing on a hot day. a light refreshing breeze 2) showing approval welcome because of being different or exciting It… …   English dictionary

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