satisfyingly
- adverb
- /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋli/
- Sunday was blessed with a stream of busyness, one of those days where I find myself satisfyingly spent.
- crunches satisfyingly
And then they also sent, which so satisfyingly fits in this tray.
- And then they also sent, which so satisfyingly fits in this tray.
- These are always just such nice quality cables too, like they just coil so satisfyingly.
- It's a very satisfyingly primal and justifiable thing that they're asking me to do.
- And I did not know Shatter quite so satisfyingly, but boy, did it.
Examples
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The cake was baked satisfyingly well, and everyone enjoyed it at the party.
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But are you seeing how easily and how satisfyingly these shades are all coming together here?
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For a show where the couple is not the main focus, there is a surprisingly and satisfyingly large amount of detail about their relationship.
Blog text (28) -
His beer opened with a satisfyingly effervescent crack.
Fiction book (1995) -
The romance ends satisfyingly; America and the Soviet Union are the only forces left on the world stage, and ambiguity is resolved.
Blog text (15) -
He hunched under the covers in the now satisfyingly cold bedroom, closed his eyes, and promptly fell asleep.
Fiction book (1992) -
It was brief but intense and left me satisfyingly sore and tired, but not overly so.
Blog text (19) -
The treads of the transfer vehicle crunched satisfyingly over the regolith and onto the pad.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was a satisfyingly ear-splitting preview screening on Monday night at the Ziegfeld, the last of Manhattan's big one-room movie palaces.
Blog text (16) -
After a long day of hiking, reaching the summit felt satisfyingly rewarding.
Synonyms
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
In a way that makes someone feel happy
In a pleasant way that feels nice
In a way that feels pleasant
In a pleasant way that gives pleasure
In a way that feels pleasing and rewarding
In a way that makes you feel satisfied and proud
Antonyms
How Satisfying
Surface Forms
Morphology
satisfyingly = satisfying (transparent) = satisfy + ing + ly
Formed regularly from the adjective 'satisfying' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Satisfyingly comes from the root satis, which means 'enough', and from the idea 'to make'. So to do something satisfyingly, or to feel satisfied, is to do or feel it in a way that gives pleasure or fills a need.