satisfactory
adjective
[ satɪsˈfakt(ə)ri ]
• fulfilling expectations or needs; acceptable, though not outstanding or perfect.
• "he didn't get a satisfactory answer"
Similar:
adequate,
all right,
acceptable,
good enough,
sufficient,
sufficiently good,
fine,
in order,
up to scratch,
up to the mark,
up to standard,
up to par,
competent,
reasonable,
quite good,
fair,
decent,
not bad,
average,
tolerable,
passable,
middling,
moderate,
presentable,
suitable,
convenient,
OK,
so-so,
fair-to-middling,
jake,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘leading to the atonement of sin’): from Old French satisfactoire or medieval Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfacere ‘to content’ (see satisfy). The current senses date from the mid 17th century.
