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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 expectationsplay

  Familiarity information: DISSATISFACTORY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISSATISFACTORY (adjective)


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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