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[ sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ] / ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR satisfactory ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivegiving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution. Theology. atoning or expiating. Origin of satisfactory1520–30; <Medieval Latin satisfactōrius, equivalent to Latin satisfac(ere) to do enough + -tōrius-tory1 SYNONYMS FOR satisfactory1 competent, adequate, suitable, passable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR satisfactory ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM satisfactorysat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverbsat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, nounpre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby satisfactorysatire, satirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour, satisfied, satisfy, sat nav Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for satisfactoryThere are several independent research programs but the origin of life does not have a satisfactory explanation at present. How Liberty University Creates Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some insurers are limiting it to patients who have tried the older drugs, but failed to get satisfactory results. There’s a Life Saving New Drug. But You Can’t Afford It.|Kaiser Health News|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many have experienced phenomena that, however creepy, admit a satisfactory explanation. A Night with The Conjuring’s Ed & Lorraine Warren|Stefan Beck|August 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST There should be no provisional status until we have locked down our borders and implemented E-Verify in a satisfactory manner. On Immigration, Praise for the Tea Party|Justin Green|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjectiveadequate or suitable; acceptablea satisfactory answer giving satisfaction constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin Derived forms of satisfactorysatisfactorily, adverbsatisfactoriness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to satisfactorysatisfying, fair, solid, decent, gratifying, good, valid, adequate, suitable, tolerable, all right, ample, average, cogent, comfortable, competent, cool, enough, groovy, passable |