satisfactory (ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ
;-trɪ)
Definitions
adjective
- adequate or suitable; acceptable ⇒
a satisfactory answer
- giving satisfaction
- constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin
Alternative Forms
ˌsatisˈfactorily adverb ˌsatisˈfactoriness nounSynonyms
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adequate,
acceptable,
good enough,
average,
fair,
all right,
suitable,
sufficient,
competent,
up to scratch,
passable,
up to standard up to the mark
Translations
- British English:
satisfactory
If something is satisfactory, it is acceptable to you or fulfils a particular need or purpose.I never got a satisfactory answer.ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ ADJECTIVE I never got a satisfactory answer.
- Spanish:
satisfactorio
adj satisfactoria
- French:
satisfaisant
adj
- German:
befriedigend
adj
- Chinese: 满意 n
- Arabic: مُرْضٍ adj
- Portuguese: satisfatório adj satisfatória
- Russian: удовлетворительный adj удовлетворительная
- Croatian: zadovoljavajući adj zadovoljavajuća
- Czech: uspokojivý adj
- Danish: tilfredsstillende adj
- Dutch: naar tevredenheid adj
- Finnish: tyydyttävä adj
- Greek: ικανοποιητικός adj ικανοποιητική
- Italian: soddisfacente adj
- Japanese: 満足のいく no_posp
- Korean: 만족스러운 adj
- Norwegian: tilfredsstillende adj
- Polish: zadowalający adj zadowalająca
- Brazilian Portuguese: satisfatório adj satisfatória
- European Spanish:
satisfactorio
adj satisfactoria
- Swedish: nöjaktig adj nöjaktigt
- Thai: ที่พึงพอใจ adj
- Turkish: tatmin edici adj
- Vietnamese: đáng hài lòng adj
Usage examples
The results are tremendously satisfactory at the higher weights, the thicker tissues.
, The Gwen John Sculpture (1985)You just need to submit a form about satisfactory service from each post to the New Zealand Medical Council.
British Medical Journal (2002)I've been unable to get a satisfactory answer to that question from anyone.
Irish Times (2002)Although nannies are not registered she had provided a satisfactory CV and references to the couples.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Apart from this, they will receive satisfactory returns from their various investments.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)