adjective. Giving courage, confidence, or hope.

adjective. Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.

adjective. giving courage, confidence or hope

adjective. supporting by giving encouragement

adjective. auspicious, or bringing good luck

verb. Present participle of encourage.

adjective. furnishing support and encouragement

adjective. giving courage or confidence or hope

"To say the news coming out of the Gulf is not what you call encouraging is like saying it's been a rough week for Dennis Hopper."

exhortative  exhortatory  heartening  hortative  hortatory  

discouraging  

alluring  animating  assuring  auspicious  bright with promise  

encourage