Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsatisfactory

/ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: un-sat-is-fac-to-ry
IPA: /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.

Etymology

From un- + satisfactory.

Inflected Forms

more unsatisfactory (comparative) most unsatisfactory (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsatisfactorily unsatisfactoriness

Synonyms

deficient insufficient wanting awanting dismal exiguous geason inadequate lank lean lousy meager

Rhymes With

factory olfactory refractory satisfactory manufactory phylactery calefactory lactary charactery actory enactory

Questions

How do you pronounce unsatisfactory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/.
What does unsatisfactory mean?: Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
Where does unsatisfactory come from?: From un- + satisfactory.

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