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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The sublime setting aside, “A Stranger in Corfu” is also satisfyingly murky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
This opinion was supported by David Rooney in the Hollywood Reporter, external, who wrote that the film "chugs along satisfyingly even with the occasional patch of sluggishness and the usual overly convoluted plot contortions".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The political setting of 1970s Ireland may be new, but the Neeson formula is by now familiar — and satisfyingly so — as the quiet man becomes an action hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
Interweaving plot lines that come together satisfyingly after 9 or 10 episodes?
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024
One restorer screwed the tusks in upside down, like the fangs of a saber-toothed cat, which gave it a satisfyingly aggressive aspect.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
