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Meaning of 'satisfactory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Satisfactory [ a.]
- Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; sufficient; as, a satisfactory account or explanation.
- Making amends, indemnification, or recompense; causing to cease from claims and to rest content; compensating; atoning; as, to make satisfactory compensation, or a satisfactory apology.

Meaning of 'satisfactory' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . satisfactory [ a]
Meaning (1):
- giving satisfaction
Example in sentence:
  • his grades were satisfactory;
  • satisfactory living conditions
2 . satisfactory [ s]
Meaning (2):
- meeting requirements
Example in sentence:
  • a decent wage;
  • I would kill for a decent cup of coffee;
  • the step makes a satisfactory seat

Nearby Words:

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