satisfactorily

«satisfactorily» in Mova's school dictionary: good enough or acceptable — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (satisfactorily)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is good enough or acceptable. tree →

2) In a way that meets a rule or a need. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school reports «working satisfactorily» means doing well enough, not excellent. In everyday life and the formal voice it means a job was done properly. In maths, a problem is «solved satisfactorily» when the answer is checked. Phrases: «completed satisfactorily», «progressing satisfactorily», «answer satisfactorily».

examples

• The patient is recovering satisfactorily. tree →
• He completed the course satisfactorily. tree →
• The plumber fixed the leak satisfactorily. tree →
• Your homework was done satisfactorily, but try harder on spelling. tree →
• The question was not answered satisfactorily. tree →
• Things are going satisfactorily at the new school. tree →
• This applied, however, more particularly to plans which resulted satisfactorily. tree →

note

Long spelling: sat-is-fac-to-ri-ly. Adjective: «satisfactory». In reports «satisfactory» is middle, below «good». Opposite: «unsatisfactorily».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «satisfactorily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.