gratifyingly

[grat-uh-fahy-ing-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is gratifying; in a way that gives satisfaction or pleasure.

Example Sentences

Mr. Järvi led a scorching performance, with the orchestra and both choruses gratifyingly unconstrained.

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One late-season episode gratifyingly breaks the mold, centering on an overly eager elementary school apple-polisher who . . . well, let’s not spoil it.

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In nonfiction, we recommend the story of a deadly avalanche, a philosopher’s exploration of the concept of giving up, and the gratifyingly intimate audio version of Barbra Streisand’s recent memoir, which she narrates herself.

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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.”

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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.

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