Promising
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Promise
(2): ( a.) Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day.
King James Dictionary [2]
Prom'Ising, ppr. Engaging by words or writing stipulating assuring.
1. Affording just expectations of good or reasonable ground of hope as a promising youth a promising prospect. In this sense, the word may be a participle or an adjective.