Satisfactory vs Beneficial - What's the difference?
satisfactory | beneficial | Related terms |
Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient
Helpful or good to something or someone.
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As adjectives the difference between satisfactory and beneficial
is that satisfactory is done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient while beneficial is helpful or good to something or someone.satisfactory
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion .
Derived terms
* satisfactorily * satisfaction * satisfied * unsatisfactorybeneficial
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Adjective
(en adjective)A punch in the gut, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial . It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}