"satisfactorily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹɪli/ Audio: en-us-satisfactorily.ogg Forms: more satisfactorily [comparative], most satisfactorily [superlative]
Etymology: From satisfactory + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|satisfactory|-ly|id2=adverbial}} 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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