refreshing

[ ri-fresh-ing ]

/ rɪˈfrɛʃ ɪŋ /

having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.

pleasingly fresh or different: a refreshing lack of pretense.

Origin of refreshing

First recorded in 1570–80; refresh + -ing²

re·fresh·ing·ly, adverb re·fresh·ing·ness, noun un·re·fresh·ing, adjective un·re·fresh·ing·ly, adverb

“It devolved from a very poor neighborhood to a very lawless one,” says Randall, who is refreshingly unsentimental.

De Robertis, a New York Great, Bids Farewell |Lizzie Crocker |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hockney is also refreshingly genuine when it comes to revealing another source of inspiration—other artists.

The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney |William O’Connor |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is refreshingly—to this reader, at least—devoid of phrases like “a new study shows” or “data now support.”

America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies |Stefan Beck |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
LEGO has succeeded in convincing itself and its public that its brand is endearingly and refreshingly neutral.

Why It Took LEGO So Long to Get the Memo: Girls Like Science, Too |Samantha Allen |August 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

It was refreshingly candid, but not necessarily theologically sound or comforting to Christian voters.

Is Rand Paul Christian Enough for the GOP? |Olivia Nuzzi |August 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She's refreshingly genuine and original, in this artificial, cut-and-dried age.

The Fifth Ace |Douglas Grant
But his presentation of the old truth is refreshingly forceful.

A Letter to a Hindu |Leo Tolstoy
It is like a little bit of Paris, and strikes one refreshingly who has left New York two days before in a whirling snow-storm.

Palmetto-Leaves |Harriet Beecher Stowe
Great Britain's activities are as refreshingly diversified as her talents.

Mobilizing Woman-Power |Harriot Stanton Blatch
For this very reason the cheerfulness, gaiety and unrestrained naturalness of his bride Emilie worked most refreshingly upon him.

Sleep Walking and Moon Walking |Isidor Isaak Sadger

refreshing

/ (rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ) /

able to or tending to refresh; invigorating

pleasantly different or novel

refreshingly, adverb