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unsatisfactory

un·sa·tis·factory

UK/ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ US/ˌʌnsʌtɪˈsfæktɜri/ rare

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”

Origin

From un- + satisfactory.

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