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Meanings of unsatisfying in English

Not up to expectations.

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Usage of unsatisfying in English
1
The power of education triumphing over an unsatisfying job in your 30s.
Radio NZ
2
It's the lack of closure that makes The Great Hack ultimately unsatisfying.
Radio NZ
3
The idea to give Frances an unsatisfying conclusion was never even considered.
The new yorker
4
That's why travel books are always so unsatisfying as books of experience.
The book of disquiet
5
Intellectually, I can hardly credit you as an Opener-it'san unsatisfying notion.
The Centauri Device
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The insight might even turn an unsatisfying life into one deeply rewarding.
Wired
7
It was an unsatisfying explanation, revealing nothing of the detective's hidden purpose.
The Substitute Prisoner
8
She could ask herself the same question and receive an equally unsatisfying reply.
Another part of the wood
9
Yet another way in which my meeting with him was unsatisfying.
Nemesis Game
10
The unsatisfying character of all sin; it cloys, and yet leaves one hungry.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
11
Possibly, would be the honest if unsatisfying answer once the euphoria has dissipated.
Reuters
12
These vignettes end with unsatisfying conclusions, unanswered questions, and underwhelming villains.
Reuters
13
You might assume that such an approach would be profoundly unsatisfying.
The Guardian
14
Where Did It All Go Right?, his autobiography, is strangely unsatisfying.
The Irish Times
15
Remember that it's not just you having an unpredictable and rather unsatisfying day!
The South African
16
They range from difficulty falling or staying asleep to restless and unsatisfying sleep.
Ebony
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