Definition of "bracingly" [bracingly]

• In a bracing manner (adverb)

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• "The American public has had a lot on its plate lately, what with Egypt, severe winter weather, and the Super Bowl all happening at the same time, but Frank Rich's bracingly unsparing February 6 column acknowledges the stakes:"
• "Clouzot's legacy is undeniable—a master storyteller, he was also bracingly unafraid to expose the shadows within us."
• "An audience-karaoke "I Could Have Danced All Night" would have sent everyone off with cheesy cheer, but Fleming and Höll returned for a bracingly beautiful performance of Strauss's "Morgen.""