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unsatisfactory

adj
/ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

From un- + satisfactory.

  1. derived from satisfactus
  2. derived from satisfactōrius
  3. borrowed from satisfactoire
  4. prefixed as unsatisfactory — “un + satisfactory”

Definitions

  1. Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unsatisfactory. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01unsatisfactory02inadequate03insufficient04needed05need06requirement07unacceptable

A definitional loop anchored at unsatisfactory. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at unsatisfactory

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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