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# satisfactory

«satisfactory» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Good enough; acceptable, but not excellent** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (satisfactory, more/less satisfactory)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Good enough; acceptable, but not excellent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#m1)

2) Fulfilling what is needed or expected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports, «satisfactory» usually means OK – not bad, but with room to improve. In formal writing: «a satisfactory answer», «satisfactory progress». In everyday life: a satisfactory meal or repair. In the stiff exam voice: «the results were satisfactory». Phrases: «satisfactory progress», «less than satisfactory», «a satisfactory explanation».

### examples

- Three mothers, Alef-Mem-Shin—In the Person [note 1: There is no satisfactory English equivalent of Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ nefesh, translated reluctantly as ‘person’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x1)
- My report said my handwriting was satisfactory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x2)
- The plumber's repair was satisfactory, and the tap stopped leaking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x3)
- We found a satisfactory answer to the problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x4)
- His behaviour was less than satisfactory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x5)
- The test results were satisfactory, but she wanted to do better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x6)
- The room was clean and satisfactory for one night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x7)
- The teacher wanted a more satisfactory explanation of how the experiment worked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x8)
- The result of her observation must have been satisfactory, for presently she laughed, and said: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/#x9)

### note

Not as strong as «satisfying» (giving pleasure): a satisfactory meal is good enough; a satisfying meal makes you happy and full. Opposite: «unsatisfactory». «Less than satisfactory» is a polite way to say «bad». Spelling: satis-fact-ory.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «satisfactory» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactory/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.