Nobody could give Donna a satisfactory answer to her question.The general sanitary situation in Gorazde seemed reasonably satisfactory.However, to look only at the persons who were the actual depositors would not be satisfactory.You won't get paid unless your work is satisfactory.‘How about Ken?’ ‘I suppose he’ll do.’ Examples from the Corpus satisfactory will do informal to be good enough for a particular purpose Any kind of paper will do. None of the hotels they suggested were up to scratch. a passable imitation of Barack Obama be up to scratch informal to be of a good enough standard His work wasn’t up to scratch. Passable sounds rather formal a passable French wine His Japanese was passable. passable satisfactory, but not of the best quality – used especially about food and drink, or someone’s skill at doing something. Where can I get a decent cup of coffee? The food’s decent and the service is good. Adequate sounds rather formal and is used especially in official contexts an adequate supply of drinking water adequate standards of hygiene decent especially spoken good enough in quality – used especially when something is as good as most other things I want my kids to get a decent education. adequate enough in quantity, or of a good enough standard. acceptable if something is acceptable to you, you think it is good enough and you are willing to take it an acceptable offer an acceptable level of risk They can't find a solution that is acceptable to both sides. ‘How was the film?’ ‘It was OK.’ reasonable fairly good a reasonable standard of living The quality of the food was reasonable. all right/OK spoken not bad, but not very good The meal was all right, but rather expensive. For a beginner, this camera produces satisfactory results. THESAURUS satisfactory good enough – often used when something reaches a fairly good standard, but is not of a high standard Her grades are satisfactory. far from satisfactory This system was far from satisfactory for a number of reasons. not entirely/wholly/completely Frege’s theory is not entirely satisfactory. perfectly/quite satisfactory For a small amount of cream, a wire whisk is perfectly satisfactory. COLLOCATIONS adverbs very/highly/most satisfactory After her initial difficulties she has made a very satisfactory recovery. satisfactory result/outcome/resolution - satisfactorily adverb The question has not been satisfactorily answered. perfectly/entirely/wholly satisfactory None of the solutions was entirely satisfactory. satisfactory to/for an arrangement that is satisfactory to both sides satisfactory explanation/answer There seems to be no satisfactory explanation. ○ adjective GOOD ENOUGH something that is satisfactory seems good enough for you, or good enough for a particular situation or purpose OPP unsatisfactory His progress this term has been satisfactory.

Satisfactorily ≠ unsatisfactorily satisfyingly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English satisfactory sat‧is‧fac‧to‧ry / ˌsætəsˈfækt əri◂ / Satisfactory ≠ unsatisfactory satisfied ≠ dissatisfied ≠ unsatisfied satisfying

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