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Definition of Promising
1. Adjective. Showing possibility of achievement or excellence. "A promising young man"
2. Adjective. Full or promise. "A hopeful new singer on Broadway"
Similar to: Auspicious
Derivative terms: Brightness, Hopeful, Hopefulness
Definition of Promising
1. a. Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day.
Definition of Promising
1. Adjective. Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. ¹
2. Adjective. Encouraging and inspiring confidence. ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of promise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Promising
1. promise [v] - See also: promise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Promising
Literary usage of Promising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent, Charles M. Barnes (1884)
"It is laid down by Baron Parke, that where the consideration was originally
bénéficiai to the party promising, yet, if he be protected from liability by ..."
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