satisfactory
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2.3
- adjective
- /ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri/
:
satisfactorio
- The hotel room was satisfactory for our needs during the trip.
- a satisfactory solution
- a satisfactory answer
- a satisfactory explanation
So we really haven't had a satisfactory recovery.
- So we really haven't had a satisfactory recovery.
- That's not, for me, a satisfactory response.
- What would happen if and when a satisfactory theory of consciousness gets found?
- Can we achieve the performance which would be satisfactory for for us for different tasks?
- And the way I judge that is with not super satisfactory data.
- And when I can't really find an answer that feels satisfactory, it's probably the most pain I feel as a writer.
- It's an important question that I've thought at many times we'd never get a satisfactory answer to.
- And it kind of slowly dawned on me, perhaps with a little bit of help from her, that this wasn't as satisfactory for her as it was for me.
- There's no answer that is satisfactory.
- And for me, the becoming aware of your mental afflictions is always the more satisfactory answer.
- That's part of why I think in English, I mean, neither spirit nor mind is really a satisfactory translation of Geist in this case, right?
Examples
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I had never been able to give a satisfactory answer as to why I had been arrested.
Fiction book (1992) -
"The island was thick with fruit trees, and they made a satisfactory meal from what they picked."
Fiction book (1992) -
And I trust everything was satisfactory, miss?
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And nobody has come up with a satisfactory explanation.
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I hope that everything was satisfactory.
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- His physical condition is satisfactory.
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And we trust you found the settlement satisfactory.
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None of the solutions that he proposes are satisfactory because they break the system of exchange.
Academic text (1990) -
If the court found everything satisfactory, the council would later vote on the issuance.
Academic text (1991) -
Vaccination appears to be a very satisfactory way to prevent certain diseases in aquaculture.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In good enough condition so no one needs to worry
∞
1.0
Good enough but not very good
∞
1.0
Feeling healthy or good enough to use
∞
1.0
Good enough for the purpose you need
641
1.9
Not perfect but good for what you need
487
2.3
Good enough in quality to meet normal needs
477
2.5
Good enough for a particular use or standard
447
2.8
Enough to do what is needed
274
1.0
Average in quality or amount, neither very good nor bad
234
2.7
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
172
1.8
Right for a certain purpose, person, or situation
106
1.0
Good enough but not very good
34
4.2
Good enough for a task but not excellent
21
3.0
Neither good nor bad
8
4.4
Good enough but not very good
5
7.8
Completely fine and working well
3
7.2
In perfect condition and working as it should
1
6.9
Medium quality, neither very good nor very bad
1
4.6
Having average quality, neither very good nor very bad
1
1.1
In a way that is good enough but not very good
1
7.8
In perfect condition and ready to use
In very good order and working well
Everything is in very good order and working well
Antonyms
How Satisfactory
Surface Forms
Morphology
satisfactory = satisfy (transparent) = satisfact + ory
The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'satisfy' with the adjectival suffix '-ory', yielding the meaning 'giving satisfaction' or 'acceptable'.
Etymology
The word satisfactory comes from Latin parts satis ('enough') and facere ('to do'), the same root you see in satisfy and satisfaction. So, it originally meant 'doing enough', which is why something satisfactory is 'good enough to meet a need'.