encouragingly

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
encouragingly
    adv 1: in an encouraging manner; "`Go on,' he said encouragingly
           to his student" [ant: {discouragingly}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Encouraging \En*cour"a*ging\, a.
   Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring. --
   {En*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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