adj. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
adj. Serving to refresh.
n. The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
n. That which gives refreshment.
v. Present participle of refresh.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Reviving; reanimating.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Refreshment; that which refreshes; relief after fatigue or suffering.
Tending or serving to refresh; invigorating; reviving; reanimating: sometimes used with a humorous or sarcastic implication.
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adj. pleasantly new or different
adj. imparting vitality and energy
Word Usage
"Creating a whole book with lots of recipes for sorbets means that you run the risk of using the word "refreshing" too often, but this sorbet is truly the most refreshing of them all, so I saved that word to describe it."