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[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree] 
sat⋅is⋅fac⋅to⋅ry
[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree] 
ɪsˈfæk –adjective
| 1. | giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution. |
| 2. | Theology. atoning or expiating. |
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| sat·is·fac·to·ry
(sāt'ĭs-fāk'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
adj. Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate. sat'is·fac'to·ri·ly adv., sat'is·fac'to·ri·ness n. |
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| satisfactory | |
adjective | |
| 1. | giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" [ant: unsatisfactory] |
| 2. | meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" |
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satisfactory sat·is·fac·to·ry (sāt'ĭs-fāk'tə-rē)
adj.
Providing satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Satisfactory
Sat`is*fac"to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. satisfactoire.]1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; sufficient; as, a satisfactory account or explanation. 2. Making amends, indemnification, or recompense; causing to cease from claims and to rest content; compensating; atoning; as, to make satisfactory compensation, or a satisfactory apology. A most wise and sufficient means of redemption and salvation, by the satisfactory and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ. --Bp. Sanderson. -- Sat`is*fac"to*ri*ly, adv. -- Sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness, n.
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