Meanings
satisfacting1
comparative more satisfacting · superlative most satisfacting
- nonstandardchiefly non-native speakers' EnglishSatisfying.
What are the most satisfacting aspects of your job?
2000 March 31, Kelvin Hung, “To All Civil Engineers, I need your help...”, in sci.engr.civil (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 20262 more examples
Now about the bowlcoating in the Cooke fund pipe. Peter experimented with some bowlcoating at that time. All the Danish pipemaker^([sic]) used them and Peter tried to find a satisfacting coating for himself.
2000 October 26, Martin Steinthaler, “Pipe Review - Peter Matzhold”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026this should give at least a reasonable first guess for the nonlinear problem and will in many cases be already a very satisfacting solution.
2006 June 28, Peter Spellucci, “Best Fit Circle made Easy”, in sci.math (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026
satisfacting2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of satisfact
Origin
satisfacting · adjective
An alteration of satisfying by back-formation from satisfaction.
Full word history & related roots →satisfacting · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
satisfacting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satisfacting
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