satisfactory

[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree] /ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri/

adjective

giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements:

a satisfactory solution.

Theology. atoning or expiating.

Origin

1520-30; < Medieval Latin satisfactōrius, equivalent to Latin satisfac(ere) to do enough + -tōrius -tory¹

Related forms

satisfactorily, adverb

satisfactoriness, noun

presatisfactory, adjective

Synonyms

1. competent, adequate, suitable, passable.

Examples from the web for satisfactory

And on the whole, the progress thus reported is highly satisfactory.
Appointment will be for one year, with possible renewal dependent upon funding and satisfactory review.
Two and a half millennia of debate have, however, failed to produce a satisfactory answer.
They understood how to plan great architectural and engineering works and to carry them to a satisfactory conclusion.
They demand to be shown satisfactory proof of safety.
Drip irrigation is ideal to help reduce disease problems, but overhead irrigation is satisfactory.
Various explanations have been offered, none of them terribly satisfactory.
She gave a generally satisfactory account of herself.
Those records had a satisfactory distribution and got us even on some radio and television shows.
Filtered shade is best, but full sun can be satisfactory.

British Dictionary definitions for satisfactory

satisfactory

/ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ/

adjective

adequate or suitable; acceptable: a satisfactory answer

giving satisfaction

constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin

Derived Forms

satisfactorily, adverb
satisfactoriness, noun

Word Origin and History for satisfactory

adj.

mid-15c., "capable of atoning for sin," from Middle French satisfactoire (14c.) and directly from Late Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfacere (see satisfy). Meaning "adequate" is from 1630s. Related: Satisfactorily; satisfactoriness.

satisfactory in Medicine

satisfactory sat·is·fac·to·ry (sāt'ĭs-fāk'tə-rē)
adj.
Providing satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement.