/ ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri; NAmE / adjective
good enough for a particular purpose
SYN acceptable :
a satisfactory explanation / answer / solution / conclusion
The work is satisfactory but not outstanding.
The existing law is not entirely / wholly satisfactory .
OPP unsatisfactory
► sat·is·fac·tor·ily / -tərəli; NAmE / adverb :
Her disappearance has never been satisfactorily explained.
Our complaint was dealt with satisfactorily.
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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, from satis enough + facere make. The current senses date from the mid 17th cent.