satisfactory
Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.
Pronunciation- IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/
satisfactory
- Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
- The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
- Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
- (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)
- 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.
- 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 […]
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