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UK
/ɡɹˈætɪfˌaɪɪŋli/
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ADVERB
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in a gratifying manner
the performance was at a gratifyingly high level
How To Use gratifyingly In A Sentence
- As a gratifyingly sheepish look passed over my hairdresser's face, I basked in my brief moment of triumph.
- What consoles gratifyingly , the government Department responsible for the work will have established even more, the consummation emergency communication mechanism to propose the agenda.
- It's character-building, and gratifyingly cheap. Times, Sunday Times
- the performance was at a gratifyingly high level
- My sincerest wishes for a salubriously beneficial and gratifyingly pleasurable period between sunset and dawn.
- After the difficulties of birding in deep forest, these were gratifyingly co-operative creatures. Times, Sunday Times
- But seeing as you asked in such a gratifyingly timorous manner, I'll give you a three word clue: Topshop gift certificate. What should I get my 14-year-old niece for Christmas?
- Trim, smiling, pretty girls, all looking rather like French maids in a play, happily plied their light agreeable tasks; and, in especial, the cheeks of poor Miller (who had stoutened gratifyingly) were observed to blossom like the rose. V. V.'s Eyes
- In a gratifyingly short time she demonstrated how allomorphism might be banished from the Haluk genome. Perseus Spur
- But Poetry Inn's allure is also compounded from smaller pleasures, small being the operative word in this mountainside bandit's hideaway: There are five guest rooms and a staff of ten, including three innkeeper/concierges who possess gratifyingly detailed memories for what pleases you. Dream Hideaways: The World's Top Microboutique Hotels