See Also: promising(dictionary)
promising(dictionary)

promising (iou)



promising adjective. L16.
[formed as PROMISE verb + -ING2.]
Likely to turn out well; full of promise; hopeful. L16.
Garden News Quite a few seedlings look promising. New York Times Cardiologists involved in the study of a promising new heart drug.
That makes a promise or promises. rare. L16.
promisingly adverb L17.