Satisfactorily Meaning
/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements.
Sentence Examples
Everything came out satisfactorily through your good offices.
I hope the new plan will work out satisfactorily.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic fixed my car ____ so that it runs smoothly now.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The technician resolved the issue ____ and the system was back online within the hour.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English satisfactory Middle English -ly English -ly English satisfactorily From satisfactory + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This is a task which has not yet been satisfactorily performed and which will have to be achieved before this particular impulse toward socialism can be removed."
— 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 426:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic fixed my car ____ so that it runs smoothly now.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The technician resolved the issue ____ and the system was back online within the hour.