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Encouraging

//ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.

    "Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging."

  2. 2
    Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.

    "Your encouraging words inspired me to persevere."

Adjective
  1. 1
    giving courage or confidence or hope wordnet
  2. 2
    furnishing support and encouragement wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    encouragement

    "[…] the thousand little ties of sympathy and mutual hopes and fears, comfortings and encouragings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of encourage form-of, gerund, participle, present

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