Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.

• IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

satisfactory

1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

   The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.

2. Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
3. (theology) Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.

• satisfaction (n)
• satisfied (adj)

• French: satisfaisant
• German: befriedigend, zufriedenstellend
• Portuguese: satisfatório
• Russian: удовлетвори́тельный
• Spanish: satisfactorio

satisfactory (plural satisfactories)

1. Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
   • 1978, Robert Thurston, Alicia II, page 143:

     They seem quite big on more selectivity in breeding and stiffer tests to divide the satisfactories from rejects. They say that even the term 'satisfactories' is wrong because it suggests a level just above mediocrity.

2. The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
   • 1996, Donna E. Muncey, Patrick J. McQuillan, Reform and Resistance in Schools and Classrooms, page 130:

     I've been a good student — mostly distinguisheds and only a few satisfactories […]