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gratifyingly

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grat·i·fy  (grt-f)
tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies
1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please.
2. To give what is desired to; indulge: gratified her curiosity.
3. Archaic To reward.
[Middle English gratifien, to favor, from Latin grtificr : grtus, pleasing; see gwer-2 in Indo-European roots + -ficr, -fy.]
grati·fier n.
grati·fying adj.
grati·fying·ly adv.
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Adv.1.gratifyingly - in a gratifying manner; "the performance was at a gratifyingly high level"
satisfyingly
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gratifyingly
adv → erfreulich; he was gratifyingly pleased → es war erfreulich zu sehen, wie er sich freute


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Then, most gratifyingly, she turns to the books we all know, telling how Peter Rabbit was written as a letter for a child, how several years later when she made it into a book she could not find a publisher and used her savings to print it herself.
Beatrix & Bertha by Robinson, Lolly / The Horn Book Magazine
The fried lobster comes forth slightly crispy and surprisingly endearing, really a comfort dish, gratifyingly sauced in a thyme-flavored beurre blanc with good creamy mashers and silky Swiss chard.
NO SIN TO LOVE ZIN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Let me close with a glance back at this year's Oscars, where smaller films gratifyingly dominated the Best Picture category, with a winner, Crash, whose entire four-month run earned less than the winner of two years ago (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) earned on its opening weekend.
Spin Doctor: 'THANK YOU FOR SMOKING' by Cooper, Rand Richards / Commonweal
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