satisfactory
giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
Theology. atoning or expiating.
Origin of satisfactory
1Other 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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How to use satisfactory in a sentence
There is also evidence of associations between synesthesia and elements of creativity, but one stumbling block is the lack of a satisfactory definition of creativity.
The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires - Issue 104: Harmony | Sidney Perkowitz | August 18, 2021 | NautilusOf those 46, more than half reported “satisfactory recovery” after four months, and the entire cohort reported “satisfactory recovery” by the end of the year-long study period.
This is critical because, as it stands, there are no satisfactory methods to help patients recover from disorders of consciousness.
My Lab Uses Ultrasound to Stimulate Unconscious Patients - Facts So Romantic | Joshua Cain | June 15, 2021 | NautilusIn New York City, the Mermaid Inn is offering $500 bonuses to servers hired at its four locations, paid out after three months of “satisfactory employment.”
FSIN said that Navalny’s health was “satisfactory” and that he was being examined by a doctor every day.
'The Putin Regime Is Trying to Kill Him.' Alexei Navalny's Ailing Health Is Worrying the World | Madeline Roache | April 19, 2021 | Time
It also has allowed much more extensive, although not entirely satisfactory, UN inspections.
There are several independent research programs but the origin of life does not have a satisfactory explanation at present.
Some insurers are limiting it to patients who have tried the older drugs, but failed to get satisfactory results.
There’s a Life Saving New Drug. But You Can’t Afford It. | Kaiser Health News | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr might a solution be found that is mutually satisfactory to both sides—even if each side must forgo their maximum desires?
New Documentary Reveals Story of Palestinian Village Covered Up By JNF Forest | Mira Sucharov | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMany have experienced phenomena that, however creepy, admit a satisfactory explanation.
Numerous methods for staining capsules have been devised, but few are satisfactory.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe remaining figures, being taken from census returns and other reliable authorities, are more satisfactory.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe "torfuge" (Fig. 31) is said to be a very satisfactory substitute for the centrifuge, and is readily portable.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHe had looked diligently into the transactions of the house for many years past, and the investigation was most satisfactory.
“This is satisfactory,” said Wardle, hardly knowing whether to smile or be offended.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory
/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /
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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