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refreshingly

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re·fresh·ing  (r-frshng)
adj.
1. Serving to refresh.
2. Pleasantly fresh and different: "common sense of a most refreshing sort" (William Raspberry).
re·freshing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.refreshingly - in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality; "the air was refreshingly cool"
refreshfully
2.refreshingly - in a pleasantly novel manner; "she was refreshingly free from shyness"
Translations
refreshingly [rɪˈfreʃɪŋlɪ] ADV she's refreshingly honest → da gusto ver lo honesta que es
his style of writing is refreshingly different → tiene un estilo distinto, lo cual resulta muy grato
refreshingly [rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋli] adv
refreshingly honest → d'une honnêteté rafraîchissante
He was refreshingly honest → Il était d'une honnêteté rafraîchissante.
refreshingly simple → d'une simplicité rafraîchissante
refreshingly different → d'une originalité rafraîchissante
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