Etymology

satisfactory

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Today it means: Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient. Full definition →

Middle French satisfactoire ← Late Latin satisfactōrius ← Latin satisfactus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsatisfactus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromsatisfactōrius
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromsatisfactoire
  4. English todaysatisfactory

Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.

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