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# satisfactorily

adverb (satisfactorily)

«satisfactorily» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that is good enough or acceptable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#m1)
2. In a way that meets a rule or a need. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school reports «working satisfactorily» means doing well enough, not excellent. In everyday life and the formal voice it means a job was done properly. In maths, a problem is «solved satisfactorily» when the answer is checked. Phrases: «completed satisfactorily», «progressing satisfactorily», «answer satisfactorily».

### Examples

- The patient is recovering satisfactorily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x1)
- He completed the course satisfactorily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x2)
- The plumber fixed the leak satisfactorily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x3)
- Your homework was done satisfactorily, but try harder on spelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x4)
- The question was not answered satisfactorily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x5)
- Things are going satisfactorily at the new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x6)
- This applied, however, more particularly to plans which resulted satisfactorily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/#x7)

### Note

Long spelling: sat-is-fac-to-ri-ly. Adjective: «satisfactory». In reports «satisfactory» is middle, below «good». Opposite: «unsatisfactorily».

## In Jewish tradition

In school reports «working satisfactorily» means doing well enough, not excellent. In everyday life and the formal voice it means a job was done properly. In maths, a problem is «solved satisfactorily» when the answer is checked. Phrases: «completed satisfactorily», «progressing satisfactorily», «answer satisfactorily».

### Note

Long spelling: sat-is-fac-to-ri-ly. Adjective: «satisfactory». In reports «satisfactory» is middle, below «good». Opposite: «unsatisfactorily».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «satisfactorily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfactorily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «satisfactorily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/satisfactorily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«satisfactorily» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/satisfactorily.html) on Mova free.