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refreshing
refreshing /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: freshness, refreshment, refreshments, refresher; adverb: freshly, freshingly, refreshingly; adjective: fresh, refreshing, refreshed; verb: freshen, refresh
1. making you feel less tired or less hot:
    a refreshing drink
    The breeze felt refreshing.
2. pleasantly different from what is familiar and boring:
    It made a refreshing change to talk to someone new.
—refreshingly adverb