REFRESHINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does refreshingly mean? 

• REFRESHINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb REFRESHINGLY has 2 senses:

1. in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality

2. in a pleasantly novel manner

  Familiarity information: REFRESHINGLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFRESHINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality

Synonyms:

refreshfully; refreshingly

Context example:

the air was refreshingly cool

Pertainym:

refreshing (imparting vitality and energy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a pleasantly novel manner

Context example:

she was refreshingly free from shyness

Pertainym:

refreshing (pleasantly new or different)

 Context examples 

I really wouldn’t miss your case for the world. It is most refreshingly unusual.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)