dissatisfactory
[ dis-sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, dis-sat- ]
/ ˌdɪs sæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, dɪsˌsæt- /
adjective
causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.
Origin of dissatisfactory
First recorded in 1600–10;
dis-1 +
satisfactory
OTHER WORDS FROM dissatisfactory
dis·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, nounWords nearby dissatisfactory
disruptive,
disruptive discharge,
disrupture,
diss,
dissatisfaction,
dissatisfactory,
dissatisfied,
dissatisfy,
dissave,
disseat,
dissect
Example sentences from the Web for dissatisfactory
It arose out of the dissatisfactory state of municipal politics at this date.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) |William Henry AthertonDissatisfactory, dis-sat-is-fak′tor-i, adj. causing dissatisfaction: unable to give content.
"His respondencies is evasive and dissatisfactory," said Whittingham.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 |George W. M. Reynolds