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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sat•is•fac•to•ry /ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri, -ˈfæktri/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. able to satisfy demands; adequate:gave him a satisfactory answer.
sat•is•fac•to•ri•ly /ˌsætɪsˈfæktərəli/USA pronunciation  adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sat•is•fac•to•ry  (sat′is fak′tə rē, -fak′trē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. giving or affording satisfaction;
    fulfilling all demands or requirements:a satisfactory solution.
  2. Religion[Theol.]atoning or expiating.
  • Medieval Latin satisfactōrius, equivalent. to Latin satisfac(ere) to do enough + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1520–30
sat′is•fac′to•ri•ly, adv. 
sat′is•fac′to•ri•ness, n. 
    1. competent, adequate, suitable, passable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
satisfactory /ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ/ adj
  1. adequate or suitable; acceptable
  2. giving satisfaction
  3. constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin
ˌsatisˈfactorily adv ˌsatisˈfactoriness n
'not satisfactory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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