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Meaning of promisingly in English:

promisingly

Pronunciation /ˈprɒmɪsɪŋli/

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adverb

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‘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.’