encouraging

 
Pronunciation: /ɛŋˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/

adjective

  • giving someone support or confidence; supportive: she gave me an encouraging smile
  • positive and giving hope for future success; promising: the results are very encouraging

Derivatives

encouragingly

adverb
[as sentence adverb]: encouragingly, there is more research being done today [as submodifier]: the level of activity continues to be encouragingly high