unsatisfactory

He found it very unsatisfactory to be said, “I have a gift” because I work very hard at something.

But to bemoan the barely audible banality of it all – the dull motives, the mumbled attempts to shift blame, the sullen complaints about prison life and unsatisfactory psychiatric evaluations - is to miss the truth.

Plus, he says, “Hard times, in economic terms, are triggers. It all stems from an unsatisfactory present.”

If, like my wife, you find that frustrating and unsatisfactory, the brand-name medical center offers you a pile of word jerky to chew on while you get your checkbook out.

When he was handed the ball on the second day, his career bowling average stood at an unsatisfactory 37.63.