[1600–10; dis-1 + satisfactory]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpine, dolly, progressive, quarantine, skid
Examples of 'dissatisfactory' in a sentence
dissatisfactory
Despite current multiple therapeutic options, treatment remains challenging and dissatisfactory to many patients.
Colleen H. Parker, Yuhong Yuan, Louis Wing Cheong Liu 2013, 'Linaclotide: A New Option for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel syndrome with Constipationand Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Adults', Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterologyhttps://doi.org/10.4137/CGast.S10550. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The result showed dissatisfactory sleep quality for approximately 50% of the participants.
Mariana Roberta Lopes Simões, Flávia Cristina Marques, Adelaide de Mattia Rocha 2010, 'Work in Rotating Shifts and its Effects on the Daily Life of Grain Processing WorkersEl trabajo en turnos alternados y sus efectos en lo cotidiano del trabajador que beneficiagranos O trabalho em turnos alternados e seus efeitos no cotidiano do trabalhadorno beneficiamento de grãos', Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagemhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692010000600005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The study showed their performance was dissatisfactory regarding beforehand written instructions about the methods, ways and styles of writing assignments.
Sheikh Tariq MAHMOOD, Azhar MAHMOOD, Allah Bakhsh MALIK 2009, 'EVALUATION OF COURSE TUTOR‘S PERFORMANCE THROUGH OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING IN PAKISTAN:Perception of the students', The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Educationhttp://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde33/pdf/notes_for_editor_3.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)