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"Satisfactorily," said Berry, restoring his napkin to his knees, "to consume oxtail, one should be stripped to the waist."
Jonah and Co. Dornford Yates 1922
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"Satisfactorily" means that the interpretation given should be reasonably plausible; not necessarily the exact one the artist had in mind, yet not absurd.
The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale Lewis Madison Terman 1916
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(See A New Vision of Sustainability: To Live Satisfactorily? for a little more on this topic.)
Personal Sustainability: The Path to Worldwide Environmental Sustainability 2008
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TREATMENT: Satisfactorily treated by dipping infected sheep in Coal Tar dips or Emulsions of Crude Petroleum.
The Veterinarian Charles James Korinek
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Satisfactorily to explain the derivation of the English word "amulet" has taxed the ingenuity of etymologists, and its origin is admittedly obscure.
Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Robert Means Lawrence
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"Satisfactorily to all hands, I hope?" said Thaddeus, with his usual smile.
Paste Jewels John Kendrick Bangs 1892
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Satisfactorily as the movement hypothesis explains this and other optical illusions, it yet falls short of furnishing an entirely adequate explanation.
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Satisfactorily, moreover, for the particular thinker's purpose.
Meaning of Truth William James 1876
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Satisfactorily hoaxed by the rhymer, the Chancellor went to Pimlico in search of the clerical poetaster, and found him not.
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson 1866
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Satisfactorily complete a criminal background check
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