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DISSATISFACTORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dissatisfactory mean?
• DISSATISFACTORY (adjective)
The adjective DISSATISFACTORY has 1 sense:
1. not up to expectations
Familiarity information: DISSATISFACTORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not up to expectations
Synonyms:
disappointing; dissatisfactory; unsatisfying
Context example:
a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising
Similar:
unsatisfactory (not giving satisfaction)
Derivation:
dissatisfy (fail to satisfy)
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