satisfactory

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

/ ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri /

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adjective

giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.

Theology. atoning or expiating.

Words nearby satisfactory

satire, satirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour, satisfied, satisfy, sato

Origin of satisfactory

1520–30; < Medieval Latin satisfactōrius, equivalent to Latin satisfac(ere) to do enough + -tōrius -tory¹

SYNONYMS FOR satisfactory

1 competent, adequate, suitable, passable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM satisfactory

sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverbsat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, nounpre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for satisfactory

There 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.
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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

We never got a satisfactory response from anyone at the embassy or in the State Department.
Abandoned Ship: New Book Details Honeymooners’ Costa Concordia Nightmare|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
New Zealand spinach is satisfactory for growing in warm climates, as it withstands heat better than the ordinary spinach.
The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous
The arrangement of getting rid of Van would certainly be the most eligible and satisfactory to the public that could be adopted.
Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1)|Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
The natural food of a young baby is his mother's milk, and no satisfactory substitute for it has yet been found.
Study of Child Life|Marion Foster Washburne
But when you have arrived, possibly we may devise some satisfactory arrangement.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4)|Jules Bonnet
It was a most interesting and satisfactory experiment, as an illustration of phrenology.
Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis

British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory

satisfactory

/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

adequate or suitable; acceptablea satisfactory answer

giving satisfaction

constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin

Derived forms of satisfactory

satisfactorily, adverbsatisfactoriness, noun

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