unsatisfactory

[ uhn-sat-is-fak-tuh-ree ]

/ ˌʌn sæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri /

not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.

Origin of unsatisfactory

First recorded in 1630–40; un-¹ + satisfactory

un·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb un·sat·is·fac·to·ri·ness, noun

But even interrogating successful proposals leads to unsatisfactory reasoning.

Public Marriage Proposals Must Die |Tauriq Moosa |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Never once was a box checked indicating that his work was unsatisfactory or needed improvement.

Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. |David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Anyone with an unsatisfactory answer is held until the Nigerian military can deal with them the next morning.

Nigeria’s Do-It-Yourself Boko Haram Busters |Nina Strochlic |May 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I had not previously known one could get on, even in this unsatisfactory fashion, with so little brain.

5 War Books You May Not Have in Your Library |Jake Tapper |November 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

A lot of the most important data in the gun debate is unsatisfactory and is out-of-date.

Are Gun Accidents 'Very Rare'? |David Frum |February 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Bella had to leave her in this unsatisfactory condition, as there was no chance of taking her home to Miss Ankers' cottage.

The Solitary Farm |Fergus Hume
No; I was aware that he had gone to Russia, but not that he had received an unsatisfactory discharge, whatever the word is.

Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I consider the whole affair as most unsatisfactory, even regarding Mr. Wilson as a trader.

A Modern Buccaneer |Rolf Boldrewood
Though the condition of the navy was unsatisfactory, the sea-power of Great Britain was an important factor in European politics.

The Political History of England - Vol. X. |William Hunt
From a period long anterior to the commencement of the movement, the position of Europeans in China was most unsatisfactory.

Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh |Augustus F. Lindley

unsatisfactory

/ (ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /

not adequate or suitable; unacceptable