unsatisfactory

un·sat·is·fac·to·ry

 (ŭn-săt′ĭs-făk′tə-rē)

adj.

Not satisfactory; inadequate.

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un·sat′is·fac·to′ri·ly adv.

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unsatisfactory

(ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ)

adj

not adequate or suitable; unacceptable

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un•sat•is•fac•to•ry

(ˌʌn sæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri)

adj.

not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.

[1630–40]

un`sat•is•fac′to•ri•ly, adv.

un`sat•is•fac′to•ri•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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" unacceptable - not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom" inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

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unsatisfactory

adjective not good enough, inadequate, unacceptable, poor, disappointing, weak, pathetic, insufficient, unsuitable, mediocre, deficient, unworthy, displeasing, not up to scratch (informal), no great shakes (informal), not much cop (Brit. slang), not up to par The inspectors said a third of lessons were unsatisfactory.
sufficient, acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, passable, pleasing, suitable

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unsatisfactory

adjective

1. Below a standard of quality:

bad, bum, poor.

Idioms: below par, not up to scratch.

2. Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult:

adverse, disadvantageous, negative, unadvantageous, unfavorable, untoward.

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Translations

غَيْرُ مُرْضٍغَيْر مُرْضٍ

neuspokojivý

utilfredsstillende

mangelhaftunbefriedigendunzufrieden

μη ικανοποιητικός

insatisfactorio

epätyydyttävä

insatisfaisant

nezadovoljavajući

nem kielégítő

insoddisfacente

不満足な

불만스러운

nepietiekams, neapmierinošs

onbevredigend

ikke tilfredsstillendeutilfredsstillende

niezadowalający

insatisfatório

неудовлетворительный

nezadovoljiv

otillfredsställande

ไม่น่าพอใจ

tatmin edici olmayantatmin etmeyenyetersiz

không tốt đẹp

令人不满意的令人不满的

unsatisfactory

[ˈʌnˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪ] ADJ → poco satisfactorio; [work] → insatisfactorio

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unsatisfactory

[ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktəri] adj → insatisfaisant(e), peu satisfaisant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unsatisfactory

adj → unbefriedigend; result also → nicht zufriedenstellend; profits, figures → nicht ausreichend; service, hotel → unzulänglich, schlecht; (Sch) → mangelhaft, ungenügend; he was unsatisfactory → er entsprach nicht den Erwartungen; this is highly unsatisfactory → das lässt sehr zu wünschen übrig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unsatisfactory

[ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt/ərɪ] adj (result) → poco soddisfacente; (profits) → al di sotto delle aspettative; (piece of work, hotel room) → che lascia a desiderare; (on school report) → insufficiente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unsatisfactory

(anˌsatisˈfaktəri) adjective

not satisfactory. Your progress is unsatisfactory. onbevredigend غَيْر مُرْضٍ незадоволителен insatisfatório neuspokojivý unzufrieden utilfresstillende μη ικανοποιητικόςinsatisfactorio mitterahuldav, ebapiisav نا رضایت بخش epätyydyttävä לא מַשׂבִּיע רָצוֹן असन्तोषजनक nezadovoljavajuć nem kielégítő insoddisfacente 不十分な 불만스러운 nepatenkinamas nepietiekams, neapmierinošs tdk memuaskan onvoldoendeikke tilfredsstillendeniezadowalającyнеудовлетворительный neuspokojivý nezadovoljiv nezadovoljavajući otillfredsställande, otillräcklig ซึ่งไม่พอใจ yetersiz, tatmin etmeyen 令人不滿意的 незадовільний غير اطمينان بخش không thỏa mãn 令人不满意的

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unsatisfactory

→ غَيْرُ مُرْضٍ neuspokojivý utilfredsstillende unbefriedigend μη ικανοποιητικός insatisfactorio epätyydyttävä insatisfaisant nezadovoljavajući insoddisfacente 不満足な 불만스러운 onbevredigend utilfredsstillende niezadowalający insatisfatório неудовлетворительный otillfredsställande ไม่น่าพอใจ tatmin edici olmayan không tốt đẹp 令人不满的

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