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satisfactory

[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree]

adjective

  1. giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements.

    a satisfactory solution.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. Theology.atoning or expiating.



satisfactory

/ ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

  1. adequate or suitable; acceptable

    a satisfactory answer

  2. giving satisfaction

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • satisfactorily adverb
  • satisfactoriness noun
  • presatisfactory adjective
  • ˌپˈڲٴǰԱ noun
  • ˌپˈڲٴǰ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of satisfactory1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Medieval Latin پڲōܲ, from Latin satisfac(ere) “to do enough” ( satisfaction ( def. ) ) + -ōܲ -tory 1
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Licences to shoot ravens are currently granted by NatureScot only where there is no other satisfactory solution.

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Common sense says yes, of course, but you need a satisfactory way of showing beyond doubt that the player is genuinely injured.

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The French Rugby Federation said in December it had not yet received a satisfactory proposal to stay at the Stade de France, their usual Paris home.

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"He accepts there is nothing he can do or say to fix any of the harm and there is no just or satisfactory explanation for his offending behaviour," she said.

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"I'm never going to think this is satisfactory until everybody has received the compensation that is due," the Cabinet Office minister said.

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