sat·is·fied

[sat-is-fahyd]
adjective
1.
content: a satisfied look.
2.
completely paid, as a bill.
3.
convinced, as in an argument: Their opponents were finally satisfied.

Origin:
1565–75; satisfy + -ed2

qua·si-sat·is·fied, adjective
un·sat·is·fied, adjective
well-sat·is·fied, adjective
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unsatisfied (ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(of a person, demand, need, etc) not satisfied or fulfilled: an unsatisfied demand for fresh fruit

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Unsatisfied is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

unsatisfied
c.1430, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of satisfy. Unsatisfactory is attested from 1637.

satisfied
1816, from satisfy.
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Example sentences
Home also noted that the list of unsatisfied conditions that it was providing
  was not exhaustive.
Turns out, there are other parents feeling unsatisfied by the same old
  playground equipment.
But this criterion somehow leaves deeply unsatisfied.
Debtor to answer concerning debtor's property when execution unsatisfied.
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