satisfactory

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.

Mr. Gore’s defence was satisfactory. — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Frederick Douglass
“It seems satisfactory,” he said. — Cast Upon the Breakers, Horatio, Jr. Alger
"It is not altogether satisfactory." — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein, Frank R. Stockton

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