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gratifyingly

gratifyingly adverb: in a manner that gratifies.

Adverb

gratifyingly (comparative more gratifyingly, superlative most gratifyingly)

  1. In a manner that gratifies.
    • The performance was gratifyingly well-attended.
    • [T]hey were available at prices his customers considered gratifyingly reasonable.1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 85

Forms of gratifyingly

comparativemore gratifyingly
superlativemost gratifyingly

Origin of gratifyingly

From gratifying + -ly.

Questions about gratifyingly

What does gratifyingly mean?
Gratifyingly means in a manner that gratifies.
What part of speech is gratifyingly?
Gratifyingly is an adverb.

Words near gratifyingly in the dictionary

  1. gratifies
  2. gratifiest
  3. gratifieth
  4. gratify
  5. gratifying
  6. gratifyingly
  7. gratin
  8. gratin dauphinois
  9. gratinate
  10. gratinated
  11. gratinates

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