adjective
1. : giving new life or vigor : stimulating
the complicated challenge of the world he was facing had been refreshing — Victor Canning
: heartening
a letter from you this morning was refreshing beyond words — H.J.Laski
2. : giving an unexpected pleasant or agreeable sensation : providing relief from boredom : contrasting with what is commonplace or hackneyed
a new and refreshing informality
has the refreshing good sense to say favorable things about his own work — M.W.Fishwick
• re·fresh·ing·ly adverb
• re·fresh·ing·ness noun -es