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satisfied

verb
/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/

Etymology

From Middle English satisfyed, i-satisfyed, i-satisfied, past participle of Middle English satisfien, equivalent to satisfy + -ed.

  1. derived from satisfien
  2. inherited from satisfyed

Definitions

  1. simple past and past participle of satisfy

  2. In a state of satisfaction.

    • I'm satisfied with your progress in your homework, so you can watch television now.

  3. Convinced based on the available evidence.

    • The judge was satisfied that the defendant did not go out with the intent to start a riot.

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Derived

dissatisfied, nonsatisfied, satisfiedly, satisfiedness, semisatisfied, undersatisfied, unsatisfied, unsatisfiedly

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at satisfied. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01satisfied02satisfy03enough04fully05lack06desirable07pleasing08pleasure09contented

A definitional loop anchored at satisfied. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at satisfied

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA