unsatisfactory

B2 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/
adj Freq #37418

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not good enough; not meeting the required standard

    The teacher said his work was unsatisfactory and asked him to redo it.

  2. 2
    adj

    Not pleasing or acceptable

    Shops should take back unsatisfactory goods.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not good enough; not... deficientinadequateinsufficient
Word family
Forms unsatisfactorily

Etymology

From un- + satisfactory.

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