Definition of Dissatisfactory

1. Adjective. Not up to expectations. "A disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

Exact synonyms: Disappointing, Unsatisfying
Similar to: Unsatisfactory
Derivative terms: Dissatisfy

Definition of Dissatisfactory

1. a. Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content; unsatisfactory; displeasing.

Definition of Dissatisfactory

1. Adjective. Causing dissatisfaction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dissatisfactory

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissatisfactory

disruptiveness
disruptor
disruptors
disrupts
disrupture
disruptures
diss
diss song
diss songs
diss track
diss tracks
dissarray
dissatisfaction
dissatisfactions
dissatisfactoriness
dissatisfactory (current term)
dissatisfied
dissatisfiedness
dissatisfier
dissatisfiers
dissatisfies
dissatisfy
dissatisfying
dissatisfyingly
dissatisfyingness
dissave
dissaved
dissaver
dissavers
dissaves

Literary usage of Dissatisfactory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"Thiswould havebeen dissatisfactory to them, cela ne les aurait nullement ... This is a dissatisfactory account of your expenses, voilà uil compte do ..."

2. The Works of Alexander Hamilton by Alexander Hamilton (1904)
"I think the idea of taxing only houses of above a certain annual value will be dissatisfactory. The comparison of the proprietors of houses immediately ..."

3. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by United States Congress, Thomas Hart Benton (1857)
"... not proved dissatisfactory to our constituents, affords us much encouragement at this juncture, when we are resuming the arduous task of legislating for ..."

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