UNSATISFACTORY


Meaning of UNSATISFACTORY in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

as

The rest of the interview was just as unsatisfactory , from Doug's point of view.

This is as unsatisfactory as reading about a picture which is not illustrated.

highly

Avoid giving your own opinion or contribution as this would create a three-way conversation highly unsatisfactory for speechreading.

This is a highly unsatisfactory state of affairs.

His solicitor, Bob Kneale, said the situation was highly unsatisfactory .

I know that Matey here wants a maid of all work, and that the last two were highly unsatisfactory .

rather

The result that appears below is thus a rather unsatisfactory compromise.

From upwards its tone becomes thin and rather unsatisfactory , the flute being far preferable at that altitude.

Trends and Structure of Commodity Trade Yugoslav statistics of foreign trade are rather unsatisfactory and difficult to interpret.

very

Also it appeared that the accommodation was very unsatisfactory .

A very unsatisfactory way to conduct business.

Hairwashing had to be performed in cold water, which was very unsatisfactory , and in winter positively painful.

Whether it is affirmative orders for national schemes or negative orders for local schemes, the procedure is very unsatisfactory .

Clearly, a list of observation statements acquired in such a way would form a very unsatisfactory basis for the respective generalizations.

I stuck around for another seven years for the children's sake but it was very unsatisfactory .

Silk, particularly of the brocade type, is very unsatisfactory .

■ NOUN

nature

She knew, at this particular moment, that Richard was distressed by the unsatisfactory nature of the meeting.

The unsatisfactory nature of the legislation has long been recognized.

She was frustrated by the unsatisfactory nature of the recent conversation.

situation

Led by the deputy head, a number of assaults were mounted upon the unsatisfactory situation .

A difficult and unsatisfactory situation became more complex by the day.

Many factors contribute to this unsatisfactory situation .

There are two general principles involved in putting right the unsatisfactory situation we have gradually disentangled and thus clarified.

They say Mr Pritchard knew full well when he moved in that it was condemned Male speaker It's an unsatisfactory situation .

However, not all blame for an unsatisfactory situation should be attributed to the musicians and their training.

state

None the less, an inquiry by Youth Allyah in the autumn of 1940 revealed a persistently unsatisfactory state of affairs.

This is a highly unsatisfactory state of affairs.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an unsatisfactory explanation

It was a most unsatisfactory meeting - not a single decision was made.

People should not accept unsatisfactory products. They should complain.

Sharing my office with the two secretaries proved an unsatisfactory arrangement.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And the ending is slightly unsatisfactory , arguably deficient in the final twist or flourish.

Do moral arguments provide an unsatisfactory basis upon which to prohibit insider dealing?

In the thirteen years since these figures were announced, the progress which has been made has been unsatisfactory .

This arrangement proved unsatisfactory because there was no corresponding transfer of executive power.

This was a most unsatisfactory outcome.

Within the culture as a whole these popular activities can be said to have established a limited, unresolved but not entirely unsatisfactory position.

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