dissatisfactory

[dis-sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, dis-sat-]

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adjective

causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.

Origin of dissatisfactory

First recorded in 1600–10; dis-¹ + satisfactory

Related formsdis·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun

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Related Words for dissatisfactory

bad, damaged, deficient, disappointing, distressing, inadequate, insufficient, lame, mediocre, offensive, poor, rotten, unacceptable, unsuitable, unworthy, useless, displeasing, junky, unsatisfying

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Historical Examples of dissatisfactory

"His respondencies is evasive and dissatisfactory," said Whittingham.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4
George W. M. Reynolds
Dissatisfactory, dis-sat-is-fak′tor-i, adj. causing dissatisfaction: unable to give content.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
It arose out of the dissatisfactory state of municipal politics at this date.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)
William Henry Atherton