encouraging
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en·cour·ag·ing
(ĕn-kûr'ə-jĭng, -kŭr'-) 
adj.
Giving courage, confidence, or hope: an encouraging advance in medical research.
encouragingly en·cour'ag·ing·ly adv.
adj.
Giving courage, confidence, or hope: an encouraging advance in medical research.
encouragingly en·cour'ag·ing·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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encouraging
adjective
- Inspiring confidence or hope: cheering, heartening, hopeful, likely, promising. See help/harm/harmless.
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encouraging
IN BRIEF: Giving confidence or hope. Also: Furnishing support.
Doctor's encouraging words: ". . . And don't you worry about that heart. It'll keep beating as long as you live."
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