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encouragingly

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en·cour·ag·ing  (n-kûr-jng, -kr-)
adj.
Giving courage, confidence, or hope: an encouraging advance in medical research.

en·courag·ing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.encouragingly - in an encouraging manner; "`Go on,' he said encouragingly to his student"
discouragingly - in a discouraging manner; "the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high"
Translations
encouragingly [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋlɪ] ADV [speak, say] → en tono alentador; [smile, nod] → de modo alentador
the theatre was encouragingly fullel teatro estaba lleno, lo cual resultaba alentador
encouragingly, inflation is slowing downresulta alentador que la inflación se vaya ralentizando
encouragingly [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒiŋli] adv [say, smile] → de manière encourageante
Against all expectations, the theatre reopened to encouragingly large audiences
BUT Contre toute attente, la réouverture du théâtre a attiré un nombre de spectateurs qui est encourageant.
most encouragingly, ... → le plus encourageant c'est que ...
encouragingly
adv smile, nod, say, speakermutigend; (+adj) → erfreulich; (introducing sentence) → erfreulicherweise; more/less encouragingly, they …es ist ermutigender/weniger ermutigend, dass sie …
encouragingly [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋlɪ] advin modo incoraggiante
encouragingly [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋlɪ] advin modo incoraggiante


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"It'll be all right, Genevieve," he said encouragingly.
he cried encouragingly to the dog, who put his paws up on his chest, catching at his game bag.
"Well, we ought to manage that for you," the man remarked encouragingly.
 
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