Săt'is-făc'to-ry, a.
a. [Fr. satisfactoire, Sp. satisfactorio, It. satisfattorio.]
Sense 1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; as, a satisfactory account of a transaction.
Sense 2. Making amends, indemnification, or recompense; causing to cease from claims and to rest content; atoning; as, to make satisfactory compensation, or a satisfactory apology for an offense.
A most wise and sufficient means of salvation by the satisfactory and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ. Sanderson.