reassuringly
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3.5
- adverb
- /ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋli/
:
tranquilizadoramente
- But then she continues, more reassuringly, "The nurses say it's rare, coming on a woman that way."
- reassuringly familiar
OK, reassuringly expensive for Stella Artois.
- OK, reassuringly expensive for Stella Artois.
Examples
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Nona got up, stood beside Darcy's chair, and put her hands reassuringly on her shoulders.
Fiction book (1991) -
Patting my hand reassuringly, she said, "He's his mother's boy too, you know."
Fiction book (1992) -
We have a reassuringly clean bill of health.
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"We'll just leave then," Ellen said reassuringly, starting the car.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Just be yourself," Andrew said reassuringly, in response to her uncertainty about moving to a large city.
Fiction book (1991) -
I held her hand, smiled reassuringly, and sat with her until she went to sleep.
Fiction book (1995) -
The air conditioner hummed reassuringly; no street sounds would penetrate our cocoon.
Fiction book (1990) -
Jancis and the Landing healer were in attendance, but she grinned reassuringly at the new arrivals.
Fiction book (1991) -
She smiled reassuringly to calm her nervous friend during the presentation.
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The teacher spoke reassuringly to the students, easing their worries before the exam.
Synonyms
4
3.0
In a way that makes someone feel calm and safe
3
3.2
In a way that gives someone more confidence or hope
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3.3
In a way that makes someone feel calm and less worried
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3.3
In a way that helps and encourages someone
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5.6
In a way that helps someone feel less sad
In a gentle way that makes someone feel less afraid or worried
In a way that makes someone feel less worried and more confident
In a way that gives people hope
Antonyms
How Reassuring
Surface Forms
Morphology
reassuringly = reassuring (semi-transparent) = re + assure + ing + ly
The adverb is a standard and fully predictable formation from the adjective 'reassuring' with '-ly' meaning 'in a reassuring way'.
Etymology
The word reassuringly comes from re- meaning 'again' and assure, which is related to the familiar word sure and originally meant 'to make secure' or 'free from care'. So to speak reassuringly is to say something in a way that makes someone feel 'sure' and less worried.