"satisfactorily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/ Audio: en-us-satisfactorily.ogg [US] Forms: more satisfactorily [comparative], most satisfactorily [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English satisfactory Middle English -ly English -ly English satisfactorily From satisfactory + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|satisfactory|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English satisfactory Middle English -ly English -ly English satisfactorily [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "satisfactorily", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="satisfactorily"> From satisfactory + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} satisfactorily (comparative more satisfactorily, superlative most satisfactorily)
  1. In a satisfactory manner, in a manner adequate to requirements. Translations (in satisfactory manner): satisfactòriament (Catalan), uspokojivě (Czech), kontentige (Esperanto), de façon satisfaisante (French), satisfactoriamente (Galician), დამაკმაყოფილებლად (damaḳmaq̇opileblad) (Georgian), befriedigend (German), zufriedenstellend (German), eke panuku (Māori), satisfatoriamente (Portuguese), удовлетворительно (udovletvoritelʹno) (Russian), satisfactoriamente (Spanish)
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