satisfactory

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

  2. Theology. atoning or expiating.

Origin of satisfactory

1
First 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

Words Nearby satisfactory

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How to use satisfactory in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory

satisfactory

/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. adequate or suitable; acceptable: a satisfactory answer

  2. giving satisfaction

  1. constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin

Derived forms of satisfactory

  • satisfactorily, adverb
  • satisfactoriness, noun

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