Meaning | not giving satisfaction. |
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Examples | - "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"
- "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"
- "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
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Narrower | disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying | not up to expectations |
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failing | Below acceptable in performance |
off | Below a satisfactory level |
unacceptable | not adequate to give satisfaction |
See also | inadequate, unequal | Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
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unacceptable | not acceptable |
Opposite | satisfactory | Giving satisfaction |
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Spanish | insatisfactorio |
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Catalan | insatisfactori |
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Nouns | unsatisfactoriness | the quality of being inadequate / inadequate or unsuitable |
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Adverbs | unsatisfactorily | in an unsatisfactory manner |
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