satisfactory
[ sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ]
/ ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri /
adjective
giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
Theology.
atoning or expiating.
Origin of satisfactory
1520–30; < Medieval Latin
satisfactōrius, equivalent to Latin
satisfac(ere) to do enough +
-tōrius
-tory1
SYNONYMS FOR satisfactory
OTHER WORDS FROM satisfactory
sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun pre·sat·is·fac·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby satisfactory
satire,
satirical,
satirist,
satirize,
satisfaction,
satisfactory,
satisfice,
satisficing behaviour,
satisfied,
satisfy,
sato
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British Dictionary definitions for satisfactorily
satisfactory
/ (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
adequate or suitable; acceptable
a satisfactory answer
giving satisfaction
constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin