gratifyingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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And because we can learn from it, the authority we bestow on the dictionary is gratifyingly reciprocal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
One late-season episode gratifyingly breaks the mold, centering on an overly eager elementary school apple-polisher who . . . well, let’s not spoil it.
From Salon ● May 8, 2025
To Walter Kerr, also writing in The Times, she was “that cousin of bullfrogs and consort of weary gods,” described as “discreet, dangerous … and gratifyingly funny.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
The investigation itself is gripping, if a little unwieldy; Betts’ panoramic approach to the story, while gratifyingly expansive, doesn’t always do justice to the finer points of the material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
The particular residents had fluttered gratifyingly in response.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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