Gratifying Definition

gratifying
adjective
  1. pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
  2. affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"

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