inspiritingly

English

Etymology

From inspiriting +‎ -ly.

Adverb

inspiritingly (comparative more inspiritingly, superlative most inspiritingly)

1. In an inspiriting manner.
   • 1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People‎^[1]:

     The old soldier struck him on the shoulder inspiritingly, his weather-beaten face very grave.

   • 1893, Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte de Bragelonne‎^[2]:

     The birds sung less inspiritingly than usual amid the boughs, which remained as motionless as death.

   • 1913, Henry Sydnor Harrison, V. V.'s Eyes‎^[3]:

     Then the absurdity of her--Miss Heth's--feeling constraint before this Mr.--no, Dr.--Vivian, this friend of the Cooneys and malicious attacker of the Cooneys' relatives' characters, rushed over the girl inspiritingly.