gratifying
Usage
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Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle.Example Sentences
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“It’s very gratifying for me to be here today,” Bullwinkel said recently, as she strolled the town’s streets, which look as though they could have been teleported in from the 1920s.
From Los Angeles Times
When the challenges are right in front of you, getting results is far more gratifying than scoring points.
But to see its empowering mania catch on with young girls in an era lousy with messages devaluing a woman’s worth is particularly gratifying.
From Salon
“While this decision is not final, it is a gratifying and hard-fought step in the right direction.”
From Los Angeles Times
“You know when a filmmaker’s life is going to change and I think that there’s something just so special about that, something so gratifying to us as the people who first recognize a film.”
From Los Angeles Times
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