promising adjective
[more promising; most promising] : likely to succeed or to be good : full of promise
▪ a promising student ▪ a promising start/debut ▪ The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
▪ a promising student ▪ a promising start/debut ▪ The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
— prom·is·ing·ly adverb
▪ His career as a quarterback began promisingly (enough) but was cut short by injuries.
▪ His career as a quarterback began promisingly (enough) but was cut short by injuries.
