satisfactory
adjective
giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements.
satisfactorily
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a word derived from
satisfactory.
Example Sentences
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Instead, testing was carried out while berthed in Brodick, which found the engines seemed to work satisfactorily on gas, albeit with some abnormal gas flow readings.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He found the work boring, subject to arbitrary management dictates and not satisfactorily remunerative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
And this is the real thing I think we haven’t grappled with, but I’m not sure people who are watching the court have yet satisfactorily explained it, at least to my ears.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2025
The goofy supernatural show the film’s ’90s teens are obsessed with doesn’t conclude satisfactorily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
“Well, Reverend Buckminster” said Mr. Stonecrop, “I think everything is most satisfactorily concluded.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
