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satisfactory

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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.
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Origin:
1520–30; < ML satisfactōrius, equiv. to L satisfac(ere) to do enough + -tōrius -tory 1

Related forms:
sat⋅is⋅fac⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
sat⋅is⋅fac⋅to⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. competent, adequate, suitable, passable.
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sat·is·fac·to·ry   (sāt'ĭs-fāk'tə-rē)   
adj.  Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
sat'is·fac'to·ri·ly adv., sat'is·fac'to·ri·ness 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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