Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satisfactorily

/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: sat-is-fac-to-ri-ly
IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English satisfactory Middle English -ly English -ly English satisfactorily From satisfactory + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more satisfactorily (comparative) most satisfactorily (superlative)

Antonyms

unsatisfactorily

Questions

How do you pronounce satisfactorily?: The recorded pronunciation is /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/.
What does satisfactorily mean?: In a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements.
Where does satisfactorily come from?: Etymology tree English satisfactory Middle English -ly English -ly English satisfactorily From satisfactory + -ly.

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