satisfactory

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adjective

giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.

Theology. atoning or expiating.

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

Related forms

sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb

sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun

pre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjective

Synonyms
1. competent, adequate, suitable, passable.

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satisfactory (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ)

—*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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Medical Dictionary

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

In any event, it's not satisfactory at giving heft or consequence to any of

those stories.

None of these ideas, though, is really satisfactory.

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is

regulated by law.

As such, only an appeal to the necessity of existence can potentially provide a

satisfactory answer.

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