REASSURINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reassuringly mean? 

• REASSURINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb REASSURINGLY has 1 sense:

1. in a reassuring manner

  Familiarity information: REASSURINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REASSURINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a reassuring manner

Context example:

the prime minister pointed reassuringly to the silence of the British press

Pertainym:

reassuring (restoring confidence and relieving anxiety)

 Context examples 

The sea-cry of the watch, that beautiful “All's well,” never fell more reassuringly on my ear.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I paused and smiled reassuringly at Maud, for I had recovered my equanimity sooner than she.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“But that is equivalent to one hundred and forty-four miles in twenty-four hours,” I added reassuringly.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Don't mention it," he enjoined me eagerly. "Don't give it another thought, old sport." The familiar expression held no more familiarity than the hand which reassuringly brushed my shoulder. "And don't forget we're going up in the hydroplane tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)