encouraging

encouraging
adj.
VERBS
be, look, seem, sound
remain
ADVERB
extremely, highly, immensely, most (esp. BrE), really, tremendously, very

This news is most encouraging.

mildly, quite, reasonably
hardly
Encouraging is used with these nouns: ↑aspect, ↑news, ↑remark, ↑report, ↑response, ↑result, ↑sign, ↑smile, ↑start, ↑word

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  • encouraging — index auspicious, favorable (advantageous), favorable (expressing approval), moving (evoking emotion), propitious, viable Burton …   Law dictionary

  • encouraging — [en kʉr′ij iŋ, inkʉr′ij iŋ] adj. giving courage, hope, or confidence encouragingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • encouraging — adj. 1) encouraging to + inf. (it is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining) 2) encouraging that + clause (it s encouraging that the inflation rate has dropped) * * * [ɪn kʌrɪdʒɪŋ] encouraging to + inf. (it is encouraging to read that… …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • encouraging — en|cour|ag|ing [ ın kʌrıdʒıŋ ] adjective ** giving you confidence or hope: The news from the doctors is very encouraging. an encouraging smile ─ opposite DISCOURAGING ╾ en|cour|ag|ing|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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