un ‧ sat ‧ is ‧ fac ‧ to ‧ ry /ʌnˌsætəsˈfækt ə ri, ʌnˌsætɪsˈfækt ə ri/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ satisfactory ≠ ↑ unsatisfactory , ↑ satisfied ≠ ↑ dissatisfied ≠ ↑ unsatisfied , ↑ satisfying ; adverb : ↑ satisfactorily ≠ UNSATISFACTORILY , ↑ satisfyingly ; verb : ↑ satisfy ; noun : ↑ satisfaction ≠ ↑ dissatisfaction ]
not good enough or not acceptable:
an unsatisfactory situation