Meanings
adverbsatisfactorily (comparative more satisfactorily, superlative most satisfactorily)
comparative more satisfactorily · superlative most satisfactorily
- In a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements.
This is a task which has not yet been satisfactorily performed and which will have to be achieved before this particular impulse toward socialism can be removed.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 426
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adverbin a satisfactory manner
Opposite
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Translations
Catalan satisfactòriament
- satisfactòriamentin satisfactory manner
Czech uspokojivě
- uspokojivěin satisfactory manner
Esperanto kontentige
- kontentigein satisfactory manner
French de façon satisfaisante
- de façon satisfaisantein satisfactory manner
German befriedigend, zufriedenstellend
- befriedigendin satisfactory manner
- zufriedenstellendin satisfactory manner
Māori eke panuku
- eke panukuin satisfactory manner
Polish zadowalająco
- zadowalającoin satisfactory manner
Portuguese satisfatoriamente
- satisfatoriamentein satisfactory manner
Russian удовлетворительно
- удовлетворительно (udovletvoritelʹno)in satisfactory manner
Spanish satisfactoriamente
- satisfactoriamentein satisfactory manner
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APA
satisfactorily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satisfactorily
MLA
“satisfactorily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satisfactorily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satisfactorily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satisfactorily.
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