Friday, 8 April 2016

Words From The Same Family - Satisfy v Satisfactory



Satisfy (verb)
1.  wanting
–      They have more than 20 flavours of ice-cream. So, that should  be more than enough to satisfy everyone!
–      There are 3 main conditions you must satisfy before you can  be a member of this club.

2.  believing
–      Luke gave such a thorough explanation that it satisfied the    court.


Satisfactory (adjective) – good or good enough
–      We hope to find a satisfactory solution to this problem soon.
–      I still haven’t received a satisfactory explanation from the  bank.
–      William’s is currently making satisfactory progress in school.  So, his parents are happy.

–      The outcome of the meeting was highly satisfactory.


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