unsatisfactory
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsatisfactory in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˌsætɪsˈfæktəri]
How to pronounce unsatisfactory in American English:
US [ʌnˌsætɪsˈfæktəri]
-
- Adjective:
- not giving satisfaction
Word Origin
- unsatisfactory (adj.)
- 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + satisfactory (adj.). Related: Unsatisfactorily; unsatisfactoriness.
Synonym
Antonym
Example
- 1. Michael gove periodically says how unsatisfactory this all is .
- 2. For the longer term , our success and avoidance of unsatisfactory performance depends on a sound fiscal regime .
- 3. It is an unsatisfactory solution reached to accommodate mr samaras 's coalition partners .
- 4. Improvement and promotion efforts in construction quality in taiwan have long been unsatisfactory .
- 5. In my last blog , I discussed that although we 've thrown a huge amount of money to solve data problems , the result is unsatisfactory .