encouragingly
3
3.2
- adverb
- /ɪnˈkɜrɪdʒɪŋli/
:
alentadoramente
- Farli unwrapped her tail and peered up at Jaxom, chirping encouragingly.
- nodded encouragingly
- smiled encouragingly
- said encouragingly
Examples
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Jake handed him the quiver and squeezed his arm encouragingly.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Please go on with what you were saying," he said, and then smiled encouragingly at Bet, Chester, and Brother Emil.
Fiction book (1995) -
" I would like to hear about it," he said encouragingly.
Fiction book (1996) -
My father tried to smile encouragingly, for this was clearly a big moment for him, a rite of passage.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Yes, maybe it would be a good thing if you did sometime," she smiled encouragingly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Lindstrom nods encouragingly, as if he understands what the young man is talking about.
Fiction book (1994) -
But Eowen simply listened, nodded encouragingly, and said nothing.
Fiction book (1992) -
"We're learning by discovery," Harwood tells the students, adding encouragingly, "You're reading the landscape and making inferences."
Academic text (2009) -
The counselor raised her eyebrows encouragingly, and Cara thought she discerned a spark of warmth.
Fiction book (1993) -
The teacher smiled encouragingly as her students presented their projects.
Synonyms
97
2.6
In a way that shows approval or support
36
2.3
In a way that shows approval or support
6
3.5
In a way that makes someone feel less worried
2
3.3
In a way that makes someone feel calm and less worried
1
3.3
In a way that helps and encourages someone
1
4.1
In a way that makes people feel hopeful and want to try
1
6.0
In a way that makes people feel hopeful and want to act
In a way that gives people hope
In a way that makes someone feel less worried and more confident
In a way that encourages someone to try or keep going
In a hopeful and confident way
Antonyms
How Encouraging
Surface Forms
Morphology
encouragingly = encouraging (transparent) = encourage + ing + ly
Regular adverb formation from the adjective 'encouraging' using the productive suffix '-ly'; the meaning is clearly derived from the base.
Etymology
Encouragingly comes from en- ('in') plus courage, a word that once meant 'heart', so it originally meant 'putting heart into' someone. So to speak encouragingly is to give someone 'heart'—to give them confidence and hope.