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Unsatisfactory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Unsatisfactory has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

2

inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory

"The restaurant's service was unsatisfactory because our food arrived cold and took over an hour to reach the table."

Example Sentences
"shops should take back unsatisfactory goods" adjective
"her performance proved to be unsatisfactory" adjective
"life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory" adjective
"our discussion was very unsatisfactory" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
satisfactory
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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