Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as to satisfy; satisfactorily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb So as to satisfy; satisfactorily.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
satisfying manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a gratifying manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Taught me that women can save their communities (Esther) and shape the future of their people (sometimes in satisfyingly gory ways, too -- Judith and Yael.)
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Kyser said that the late Roy Booth of Salem established the group in the late 1980s to provide an avenue for growth for the hobby, which Kyser described as satisfyingly challenging.
Salem News 2009
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The guac was all avocado (no cream) and satisfyingly garlicky, with lots of lime.
Michelle Won: Cascabel Taqueria Serves up Authentic Mexican Tacos Michelle Won 2010
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John Relyea gave a satisfyingly stentorian opening to the vocal culmination, supported by attractive soloists (the light but game Montalvo, the warm mezzo Yvonne Naef and the tenor Nikolai Schukoff, light for the role but far less forced than he was this spring in the Verdi Requiem).
The National Symphony Orchestra audience directs its attention to Eschenbach Anne Midgette 2010
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I was satisfyingly impressed with the Chicago Loop Alliance's sponsorship of Kay Rosen's beautiful, competent, fun and rewarding GoDoGood, located above the intersection of State and Washington Streets.
Paul Klein: Private Business Support for the Arts: Good or Bad for Artists? Paul Klein 2011
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The guac was all avocado (no cream) and satisfyingly garlicky, with lots of lime.
Michelle Won: Cascabel Taqueria Serves up Authentic Mexican Tacos Michelle Won 2010
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To my ear, he could have set up its big moments more satisfyingly.
Eschenbach, Mozart, Mahler and the NSO -- getting along famously Anne Midgette 2010
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The guac was all avocado (no cream) and satisfyingly garlicky, with lots of lime.
Michelle Won: Cascabel Taqueria Serves up Authentic Mexican Tacos Michelle Won 2010
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All three works were carefully crafted and satisfyingly danced, but missed the mark ever so slightly in terms of character development.
Washington Ballet's 'High Lonesome' and 'Rooster': Rock-and-roll in toe shoes 2011
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The guac was all avocado (no cream) and satisfyingly garlicky, with lots of lime.
Michelle Won: Cascabel Taqueria Serves up Authentic Mexican Tacos Michelle Won 2010
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