adj.
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem , sound
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely , highly , immensely , most ( esp. BrE ), really , tremendously , very
▪
This news is most ~.
▪ mildly , quite , reasonably
▪ hardly
Encouraging is used with these nouns: ↑ aspect , ↑ news , ↑ remark , ↑ report , ↑ response , ↑ result , ↑ sign , ↑ smile , ↑ start , ↑ word