Meaning of unsatisfactory in English:
unsatisfactory
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adjective
1Not satisfactory; not good enough.
‘years of living in unsatisfactory rented accommodation’- ‘Teaching in a third of lessons was graded unsatisfactory or poor, while learning in two fifths of lessons was below standard.’
- ‘Staff leading these lessons were judged unsatisfactory or poor.’
- ‘More than half of the teaching was unsatisfactory, aspects of management were weak and attendance was poor.’
- ‘Essential repairs have been carried out but accommodation was still found to be unsatisfactory in the latest inspection.’
- ‘Property services, which were poor at the last inspection have improved little and remain unsatisfactory.’
- ‘Water entered through the roof and the water supply was unsatisfactory, being dirty in wet weather and deficient in dry.’
- ‘Standards are above average, but achievement is poor as a result of unsatisfactory teaching and attendance.’
- ‘Their inadequacy apart, this is totally unsatisfactory as it takes several minutes to cross from one platform to the other.’
- ‘This is unsatisfactory as my urgent issues remain unanswered.’
- ‘For somebody to get four months is absolutely unsatisfactory.’
- ‘Their social, moral and spiritual development is unsatisfactory.’
- ‘It was a thoroughly unsatisfactory way to concede the three points but entirely in keeping with a game that never threatened to catch fire.’
- ‘It takes courage to make such a joke, to admit that those who died were not paragons but incomplete, unsatisfactory human beings.’
- ‘Was their design unsatisfactory for the safety of the drivers?’
- ‘Clearly she still struggles with her emotions about the police and believes their driving in London is unsatisfactory.’
- ‘Having broken up with a long-term girlfriend, he embarked upon a series of unsatisfactory relationships.’
- ‘Her first two collections were very much preoccupied with relationships, most of which were unsatisfactory.’
- ‘It is true that since its opening we have had problems and I have acknowledged that the level of service has been unsatisfactory.’
- ‘All in all it's been a boring, unsatisfactory day and, at the end of it, I'm not in the least reluctant to apply head to pillow.’
- ‘Never stop the payment of your cheque after it is issued because of unsatisfactory work, without taking legal advice.’
disappointing, dissatisfying, undesirable, disagreeable, displeasing, deplorableView synonyms2Law
another term for unsafe‘Is that what Justice Fitzgerald meant by another unsatisfactory appeal from the District Court?’- ‘That seems to have nothing whatever to do with whether it was an unsafe or unsatisfactory verdict.’
- ‘Do you invite this Court to conduct the review to determine whether or not the verdict is unsatisfactory?’
- ‘Really, the R v R and Doney are dealing more with the unsafe and unsatisfactory question.’
- ‘The first appeal was on the unsafe and unsatisfactory ground alone, was it?’
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