HOW TO PRONOUNCE
satisfactory
/ˌsætəˈsfæktɹi/
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What does satisfactory mean?
adjective
- Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
- Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
- Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
- The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsætəˈsfæktɹi/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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Favorable as this view of the subject may be, some observations remain which will place it in a light still more satisfactory.
He was evidently trying to grapple with the present scene, and bring it home to his mind with a more satisfactory distinctness.
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We got comfortable lodgment and satisfactory concealment among the foliage, and then we had nothing to do but listen to the hunt.
Her feet carried her mechanically forward, every foot of her progress being a satisfactory portion of a flight which she gladly made.
She was quite clear as to the environment, had apparently a satisfactory memory, with the exception of a recent period preceding admission.