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Definition of "dissatisfactory" []

  • Unsatisfactory. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dissatisfactory" in a sentence
  • "Hill said he came to listen after receiving a mass mailing from the campaign, with hopes that Huntsman would be an alternative in what he called a "dissatisfactory field.""
  • "The key case in point is her other close friend, Andrew, a man she met first at university, shortly before she met Molly, and who has managed to evolve beyond a dissatisfactory childhood to become a renowned art critic with a television show."
  • "Juergen Stark, a member of the central bank's executive board, said that inflation in the euro zone is a reason for "special concern" and "a very dissatisfactory affair," and that there is no credit crunch in the euro zone."