Definition of unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory

/ʌˌnsʌtɪsfæˈktɚi/ - [unsutisfakteree] - un•sat•is•fac•to•ry

We found 3 definitions of unsatisfactory from 3 different sources.

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Adjective

unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
  satisfactory meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
  inadequate, unequal lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"
  unacceptable not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
  disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
  failing below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
  off not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"
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  • unsatisfactory
    un-sat-is-fak′tō-ri, adj. not satisfying.—adv. Unsatisfac′torily.—n. Unsatisfac′toriness.—adjs. Unsatisfī′able, not to be satisfied; Unsat′isfied, not satisfied, not content: not fully informed about anything: not paid.—n. Unsat′isfiedness.—adj. Unsat′isfying.—n. Unsat′isfyingness

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