refreshingly adv 1: in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality; "the air was refreshingly cool" [syn: {refreshingly}, {refreshfully}] 2: in a pleasantly novel manner; "she was refreshingly free from shyness"
Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a. Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]