satisfy
verb (used with object)
to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to.
satisfyingly
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a word derived from
satisfy.
Example Sentences
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He made radically original and satisfyingly complete musical statements playing solo drums, or with M’Boom, his ground-breaking ensemble of black and Latino percussionists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
More satisfyingly, he starred in The Limey: as a career English criminal hunting for his missing daughter.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
But for many fans of the show, the mystery of Bobby’s nature was never satisfyingly solved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2024
To start, the ninth and final movie in the Skywalker saga operates with a structure emblematic of the franchise's inability to innovate or end satisfyingly.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
It tasted like the cardboard covers of our primers, salty, dry, fibrous, but not as satisfyingly chewy.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
