In a way that is refreshing, invigorating, or supportive; with a bracing or strengthening effect.
From 'bracing' (present participle of 'brace,' from Old French 'brache,' meaning to embrace or fasten) + '-ly' (adverb-forming suffix).
A cold ocean breeze is 'bracingly' refreshing because 'brace' originally meant to embrace or hold tight—the word captures how something can squeeze you and energize you at once!
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