bracingly
English
Etymology
bracing + -ly
Adverb
bracingly (comparative more bracingly, superlative most bracingly)
- In a bracing manner
- The wind was bracingly cold.
- 2003, Kerry Greenwood, Death Before Wicket, →ISBN, page 129:
- 'Now all you have to do is get better,' she said bracingly, not allowing any of the fear she felt ooze into her voice.