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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.
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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"


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