satisfactory
[ sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ]
adjective
giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
Theology. atoning or expiating.
Origin of satisfactory
1First recorded in 1520–30; from Medieval Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfac(ere) “to do enough” (see satisfaction ) + -tōrius -tory1
Other words for satisfactory
Other words from satisfactory
- sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb
- sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun
- pre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory
satisfactory
/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
adequate or suitable; acceptable: a satisfactory answer
giving satisfaction
constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin
Derived forms of satisfactory
- satisfactorily, adverb
- satisfactoriness, noun
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