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satisfactory
adverbs
very/highly/most satisfactory
• After her initial difficulties she has made a very satisfactory recovery.
perfectly/quite satisfactory
• For a small amount of cream, a wire whisk is perfectly satisfactory.
not entirely/wholly/completely
• Frege’s theory is not entirely satisfactory.
far from satisfactory
• This system was far from satisfactory for a number of reasons.
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adj. VERBS appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound | consider sth, find sth, regard sth as ADV. eminently, highly, most, very It was all most satisfactory. | completely, fully, perfectly, quite | far from, less than, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not totally, not wholly The results were not entirely satisfactory. | broadly, fairly, generally, more or less, reasonably | apparently | mutually The arrangement has proved mutually satisfactory. PREP. to We hope this proposal is satisfactory to you.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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satisfactory
good enough – often used when something reaches a fairly good standard, but is not of a high standard:
• Her grades are satisfactory. • For a beginner, this camera produces satisfactory results.
all right/OK
spoken not bad, but not very good:
• The meal was all right, but rather expensive. • ‘How was the film?’ ‘It was OK.’
reasonable
fairly good:
• a reasonable standard of living • The quality of the food was reasonable.
acceptable
if something is acceptable to you, you think it is good enough and you are willing to take it:
• an acceptable offer • an acceptable level of risk • They can't find a solution that is acceptable to both sides.
adequate
enough in quantity, or of a good enough standard. Adequate sounds rather formal and is used especially in official contexts:
• an adequate supply of drinking water • adequate standards of hygiene
decent
especially spoken good enough in quality – used especially when something is as good as most other things:
• I want my kids to get a decent education. • Where can I get a decent cup of coffee? • The food’s decent and the service is good.
passable
satisfactory, but not of the best quality – used especially about food and drink, or someone’s skill at doing something. Passable sounds rather formal:
• a passable French wine • His Japanese was passable. • a passable imitation of Barack Obama
be up to scratch
informal to be of a good enough standard:
• His work wasn’t up to scratch. • None of the hotels they suggested were up to scratch.
will do
informal to be good enough for a particular purpose:
• Any kind of paper will do. • ‘How about Ken?’ ‘I suppose he’ll do.’
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