unsatisfactory

[ uhn-sat-is-fak-tuh-ree ]
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adjective
  1. not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.

Origin of unsatisfactory

1
First recorded in 1630–40; un-1 + satisfactory

Other words for unsatisfactory

Other words from unsatisfactory

  • un·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb
  • un·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unsatisfactory

unsatisfactory

/ (ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. not adequate or suitable; unacceptable

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