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Definition of "satisfiable" []

  • Capable of being satisfied: satisfiable needs and desires. (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 "satisfiable" in a sentence
  • "The pièce de résistance: the blackboard flips forward, dry ice pours forth and the giant inflatable head of Felix the Cat edges forward to float over us all, a symbol of our dematerialised desires, as Leckey ecstatically proclaims the new age of infinitely satisfiable cultural need."
  • "But supposing rights are universal, the thinking goes, they must have enjoyed (in principle) the same rights that we do, so a right that would have been impossible for them to claim must not be a genuine right today, even if such a purported right is now technologically satisfiable."
  • "You want real Alternative and Punk rock listen to people like TOM WAITS, THE CLASH, THE RAMONES, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND LOU REED! hopefaith89 this was the best movie i have ever seen 10 out of 10very satisfiable and an outstanding performance from I hope they win an Oscar because if they don't them there is something seriously wrong with the people who work for the award show."