Synonyms for satisfactorily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri

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Définition of satisfactorily

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "capable of atoning for sin," from Middle French satisfactoire (14c.) and directly from Late Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfacere (see satisfy). Meaning "adequate" is from 1630s. Related: Satisfactorily; satisfactoriness.
  • adv in a satisfactory manner
  • adv productive of satisfactory results
Example sentences :
  • At least, I have never been able to explain it satisfactorily to myself.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
  • They stood the test of experience in all respects most satisfactorily.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • Suffice it to say that on more than one supposition, I can account for it satisfactorily to myself.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Is it satisfactorily proved, in fact, that species may be originated by selection?
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Species » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • In the mean time all had been going on satisfactorily about the new fishing-smack.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • He had satisfactorily assimilated the spirit of the vista, and blended it with his own.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • He remarked with pain that the work of the farm was not satisfactorily done.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
  • He often asked himself the question, but could always answer it satisfactorily.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • The inaction of the French has never been satisfactorily explained.
  • Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
  • But work of this nature does not always end so satisfactorily.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman

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