refreshing

/rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

DIFFERENT › different and interesting: a refreshing change [+ to do sth] It's refreshing to see a film that's so original.

FEEL BETTER › making you feel less hot or tired: a refreshing shower/swim

refreshingly adverb

(Definition of refreshing adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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