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UNSATISFACTORILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsatisfactorily mean?
• UNSATISFACTORILY (adverb)
The adverb UNSATISFACTORILY has 1 sense:
1. in an unsatisfactory manner
Familiarity information: UNSATISFACTORILY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an unsatisfactory manner
Context example:
He performed unsatisfactorily as a manager
Antonym:
satisfactorily (in a satisfactory manner)
Pertainym:
unsatisfactory (not giving satisfaction)
Context examples
I know that I lounged about the streets, insufficiently and unsatisfactorily fed.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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