unsatisfactory
adjective
not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
unsatisfactorily
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a word derived from
unsatisfactory.
Example Sentences
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The problem with wars is that when they don’t go as you planned, you have an ugly choice—end them unsatisfactorily or wade in deeper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Though a crowd favorite, it was also a "trick" by which a seemingly unresolvable story was unsatisfactorily resolved.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2020
Most nights Harvey did sleep, but fitfully, unsatisfactorily, which she deliciously details.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2020
Even worse, at only a measly eight episodes for the first season, it’s barely a binge watch for the potential fan with plenty of subplots unsatisfactorily still percolating.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2018
At moments of depression, just after bad news has been received, the appetite is absent, or is very slight and digestion itself proceeds slowly and unsatisfactorily.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
