Gratifyingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manner that gratifies.

    "The performance was gratifyingly well-attended."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a gratifying manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"The performance was gratifyingly well-attended."

Etymology

From gratifying + -ly.

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