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bracingly

bracingly adverb: in a bracing manner.

Adverb

bracingly (comparative more bracingly, superlative most bracingly)

  1. In a bracing manner
    • The wind was bracingly cold.
    • 'Now all you have to do is get better,' she said bracingly, not allowing any of the fear she felt ooze into her voice.2003, Kerry Greenwood, Death Before Wicket, →ISBN, page 129

Forms of bracingly

comparativemore bracingly
superlativemost bracingly

Origin of bracingly

From bracing + -ly.

Questions about bracingly

What does bracingly mean?
Bracingly means in a bracing manner.
What part of speech is bracingly?
Bracingly is an adverb.

Words near bracingly in the dictionary

  1. bracing about
  2. bracing by
  3. bracing in
  4. bracing sharp
  5. bracing up
  6. bracingly
  7. bracingness
  8. bracings
  9. braciola
  10. braciole
  11. bracioles

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