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satisfactory

/ˌsætəˈsfæktɹi/

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What does satisfactory mean?

adjective

  1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
  2. Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
  3. Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
  2. The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌsætəˈsfæktɹi/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌsætɪˈsfæktɚi/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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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.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
He was evidently trying to grapple with the present scene, and bring it home to his mind with a more satisfactory distinctness.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of the Seven GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #77
More book examples (3)
We got comfortable lodgment and satisfactory concealment among the foliage, and then we had nothing to do but listen to the hunt.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
Her feet carried her mechanically forward, every foot of her progress being a satisfactory portion of a flight which she gladly made.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
She was quite clear as to the environment, had apparently a satisfactory memory, with the exception of a recent period preceding admission.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449