Standard Lemma guide

satisfactorily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE2 T IH0 S F AE1 K T R AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a satisfactory manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsatisfactorily

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English satisfactory Middle English -ly English -ly English satisfactorily From satisfactory + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: satisfactòriament — in satisfactory manner
  • Czech: uspokojivě — in satisfactory manner
  • Esperanto: kontentige — in satisfactory manner
  • French: de façon satisfaisante — in satisfactory manner
  • Galician: satisfactoriamente — in satisfactory manner
  • Georgian: დამაკმაყოფილებლად (damaḳmaq̇opileblad) — in satisfactory manner
  • German: befriedigend — in satisfactory manner
  • German: zufriedenstellend — in satisfactory manner
  • Māori: eke panuku — in satisfactory manner
  • Portuguese: satisfatoriamente — in satisfactory manner
  • Russian: удовлетворительно (udovletvoritelʹno) — in satisfactory manner
  • Spanish: satisfactoriamente — in satisfactory manner
Real reading context

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