Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not satisfactory; inadequate.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not satisfactory; not satisfying; not giving satisfaction.
Wiktionary
- adj. inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not giving satisfaction
Etymologies
- un- + satisfactory (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The nominated members, even if they were representative of the minority, would never have had the same authority or influence as they would have had as members duly elected by the votes of the minority; and even if we admit the special difficulties attending the representation of minorities in Ireland the solution proposed by Mr. Birrell was in every sense of the term unsatisfactory, and obviously of”
“Either she, or he himself, must, on reflection, have judged the title unsatisfactory, for no edition of his works ever bore this name.”
“She explained that, contrary to rumors of rampant promiscuity among college coeds, the new dating convention instead tended to trap girls in unsatisfactory long-term relationships.”
“Indeed it would be difficult to make light of them at a time when, to the uniquely British capacity for predicting the worst, and for publicising those aspects of our national life which we ourselves find most unsatisfactory, is added the accepted hyperbole of the electoral hustings.”
“My comments indicated that the most significant factor was sending an inexperienced crew (Gates had only recently made HAC with very little in-country H2P time) out in unsatisfactory weather to fly an unnecessary mission.”
“Taxpayers reap benefits from programs aimed at combatting recession APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran effectively rejects heart of international nuclear proposal APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran responds to fuel exchange offer, its terms unsatisfactory Ireland's air traffic controllers plan walkout Wednesday for pay raise; 150 flights disrupted New taxes and fees proposed in New York governor's plan for the 2010-2011 state budget Selected highlights in New York governor's budget plan for 2010-2011”
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“APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran responds to fuel exchange offer, its terms unsatisfactory”
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“APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran effectively rejects heart of international nuclear proposal Insurer MetLife reportedly in talks to buy AIG's Alico unit for $14B-$15B APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran responds to fuel exchange offer, its terms unsatisfactory”
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“Branstad formally seeks return to Iowa's top job Obama aide Axelrod credits Brown with running good race, says GOP still wrong for country Boehner names former Contract with America director as chief of staff Officials: Iran formally responds to fuel exchange offer, its terms unsatisfactory San Diego mayor testifies that his views on gay marriage 'evolved' before Prop. 8 passed Hundreds rally in Moscow in memory of slain lawyer, journalist; police arrest several dozen Mass. officials expect decent turnout, despite snow, in race to fill Kennedy's Senate seat Ernst Cramer, German journalist, advocate of close ties to the US and Israel dies at 96”
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“Idaho's Health and Welfare head says economy is creating record demand for public aid Taxpayers reap benefits from programs aimed at combatting recession APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran effectively rejects heart of international nuclear proposal APNewsBreak: Officials say Iran responds to fuel exchange offer, its terms unsatisfactory Ireland's air traffic controllers plan walkout Wednesday for pay raise; 150 flights disrupted New taxes and fees proposed in New York governor's plan for the 2010-2011 state budget Selected highlights in New York governor's budget plan for 2010-2011”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘unsatisfactory’.
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A Rarefaction of Factoids
List of genuine words and phrases containing the string fact-, -fact-, or -fact. Beginning with ventifact and stupefaction.
ventifact, stupefaction, fact, factoid, rarefaction, unsatisfactory, satisfactory, tumefaction, surfactant, artifact, benefactor, benefaction and 142 more...
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Double Dactyls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_dactyl
http...antediluvian, incontrovertible, incontrovertible, gubernatorial, microanatomy, higgledy piggledy, valedictorian, lexicographical, animadversional, labiovelarize, sesquipedalian, fan-fucking-tastical and 96 more...
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eesome
Includes any intangible conceivable independently of Hom. Sap.
depthless, overspire, unsteady, thitherward, rile, munchable, covet, pastinaceous, mirtle, slonk, tink, inerrarable and 345 more...
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Un-word List
untrammelled, untoward, unenthusiastically, unenthusiastic, undaunted, uncanny, unceasing, unbridled, unacknowledged, unacquainted, unadorned, unaffected and 239 more...
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Story of a Missing "S"
Words that end in -tory. This list is now in retirement and nothing you say will make me add to it. You owe many thanks to sionnach, reesetee, and oroboros for its untimely demise. It was fun while...
obligatory, purgatory, mandatory, moratory, crematory, sanatory, perfunctory, factory, liberatory, laboratory, inventory, nugatory and 46 more...
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That's What She Said
not to me, lest ye get confused ;)
incompetent, loser, pathetic, shameful, awkward, tiny, little, sad, weak, insufficient, inadequate, lame and 21 more...
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