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OP I'm extremely satisfied with the answers:-\ No way, it sounds dumb.
Of course, Ted is spot on about 'very' and 'completely' not being interchangeable, for it's obvious they mean something different.
The point I wanted to make, is that it doesn't seem right to say 'very satisfied', because the meaning of 'to satisfy' is to fulfil all your needs, but nothing more. That's why people say I was more than satisfied. 'Very' intensifies hot because hot is an open ended scale, but things either conform to your requirements/needs/wants or they don't. Either some, most, or all are fulfilled. It seems a bit like saying it is 'very mild' - though it's not really. But no one would say that goal is 'very accomplished', or my needs were 'very met', or my hopes were 'very realised'. Are those examples not similar? Oh, well. I'm glad Shona understands me!
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