Meaning of promisingly in English:
promisingly
Translate promisingly into Spanish
adverb
See promising
‘They began promisingly enough and twice eased in front in the early minutes, but they did no more than flatter to deceive and were a well beaten side long before the hour had run its course.’
- ‘This year started promisingly for Tony Labbozzetta.’
- ‘More to the point, why is it suddenly raining outside when I've just finished a load of washing that needs to dry and it was promisingly sunny and breezy an hour ago?’
- ‘It was an anti-climactic end to a game which had begun promisingly with both sides threatening to break the deadlock inside the first few minutes.’
- ‘The afternoon began quite promisingly for York.’
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