sat·is·fac·to·ry

[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree]
adjective
1.
giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
2.
Theology. atoning or expiating.

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

sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb
sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun
pre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjective


1. competent, adequate, suitable, passable.
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satisfactory (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  adequate or suitable; acceptable: a satisfactory answer
2.  giving satisfaction
3.  constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin
 
satis'factorily
 
adv
 
satis'factoriness
 
n

satisfactory (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  adequate or suitable; acceptable: a satisfactory answer
2.  giving satisfaction
3.  constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin
 
satis'factorily
 
adv
 
satis'factoriness
 
n

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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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Example sentences
The work will be measured for payment as the number of square feet of sidewalk
  satisfactorily ground.
The lateral wall of this meatus can be satisfactorily studied only after the
  removal of the middle concha.
Here was an even deeper paradox in the iconography, never satisfactorily
  resolved.
One hundred percent of participants satisfactorily utilized screening devices
  to establish lists for interviews.
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