satisfactory [ sat-is-fak -tuh -ree, -fak -tree ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
Theology . atoning or expiating.
OTHER WORDS FOR satisfactory
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Origin of satisfactory 1520–30; <Medieval Latin
satisfactōrius, equivalent to Latin
satisfac (
ere ) to do enough +
-tōrius -tory1
OTHER WORDS FROM satisfactory sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun pre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjective
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How to use satisfactory in a sentence That said, if reputation gives you peace of mind, there are some leaders that all but guarantee a satisfactory shaving experience.
At other times I suspect we only stick around because we’re playing the real-world equivalent of a video game—conditioned to crave the chemical release from a momentary discovery, or a satisfactory fitting of a curve to data points.
Bluetooth technology has greatly improved over the years and chances are any model you find will have a satisfactory range and steady performance.
Traditionally, a buyer would make an offer subject to a satisfactory home inspection.
“TikTok has been informed that the authority is open for engagement and will review its decision subject to a satisfactory mechanism by TikTok to moderate unlawful content,” said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in a statement.
Let me spare you the reading time: He never satisfactorily responds to that question, but then again, the answer is self-evident.
The video was reported as requiring more than 50 takes to complete satisfactorily.
Each show ends a hint of Borgesian uncertainty, as if the mystery can never quite be satisfactorily explained.
It lasted less than 13 seconds and has never been explained satisfactorily by the Sofitel management.
Yet without a large amount of their roots these Ferns can never be satisfactorily established.
After his wife's death, the Consul had never succeeded in dividing this duty satisfactorily between them.
But why she liked him she could not explain satisfactorily to herself when she partly attempted to do so.
It is equally difficult to explain satisfactorily how it was that Sarah, the wife of Abraham, was also his sister.
This change has been very satisfactorily explained by the contemporary history of the Catacombs.
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory
satisfactory
/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ , -trɪ ) /
adjective
adequate or suitable; acceptable a satisfactory answer
giving satisfaction
constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin
Derived forms of satisfactory satisfactorily , adverb satisfactoriness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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