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   Sat·is·fac·to·ry

   /ˌsadəsˈfaktərē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. fulfilling expectations or needs; acceptable, though not outstanding or perfect: "the brakes are satisfactory if not particularly powerful"
   • ▪ (of a patient in a hospital) not deteriorating or likely to die: "Mrs. Reeves was “satisfactory and improving slightly” in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night"
   • ▪ (of evidence or a verdict) sufficient for the needs of the case: "the verdict is safe and satisfactory"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘leading to the atonement of sin’): from Old French satisfactoire or medieval Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfacere ‘to content’ (see satisfy). The current senses date from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. satisfactoriness noun

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