dis satisfactoriness

[Eng. di at is factory; -ne .] The quality of being di atisfactory; a failure or inability to give satisfaction or content; unsatisfactorine . "Their poorne , emptine , insufficiency, dis satisfactorine ."- Hall : Contempl ., vol. ii.; Happine . dis-sat-is-făc-tõr-y, a . [Pref. dis , and Eng. satisfactory (q. v.).] Failing to give satisfaction; causing discontent or di atisfaction; unsatisfactory. "An answer very di atisfactory ." -Parliamentary Hist.: Charles II . (an. 1678). dis-sat-Is-fied, pa . par . or a . [DISSATISFY.] dis-sat-is-fy, v. t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. satisfy (q. v.).] 1. To fail to satisfy, to fall short of the expectations of. "One after one they take their turns, nor have I one espied That does not slackly go away, as if di atisfied." Words worth: Star - gazers . 2. To make discontented, to displease. "No cla was more di atisfied with the Revolution."Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xiii. *dis-sat-is-fy-ing, pr . par ., a. . [DISSATISFY.) A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of making di atisfied or discontented. *dis-săv'-age (age as Ig), v. t. [Pref. dis , and Eng. savage (q. v.).] To raise from the state of savages; to civilize. "Those wilde king domes Which I dis savaged and made nobly civill." Chapman: Cæsar and Pompey , i. ( Davies .) *dis-scăt-ter, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. scatter (q. v.).] To scatter abroad, to disperse. "The broken remnants of dis scattered power." Daniel: Civil Wars, vi. *dis-sē a-şön, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. season (q. v.).] To spoil the flavor of. "By mixing with the Nilus dis season his waters."Sandys: Travels , p. 106. ( Davies .) *dis-sē at, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng.seat (q. v.).] To remove or eject from a seat. IMG:content-0177.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Surg .: Τo divide or cut up an animal body, according to certain rules, for the purpose of examining the structure and use of its several parts; or to discover the cause, source, or seat of any morbid affection of the ti ues, . "On di ecting the head, the brain is found to be over. charged."-Farmer: Demoniacs of the New Testament, ch. i., ser. 9. 2. Comm .: To perform the duties of a di ecting clerk (q. v.). pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, di ected 3. Histol. & Anat .: To cut up or divide a plant or body for the purpose of examining the structure, use, ., of the several parts. dis-sect-ěd, pa. par. or a. [DISSECT.] A. As pa. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : 1. Ord. Lang.: Cut or divided into pieces. II. Technically: 1. Surg.: Cut up or divided for the purpose of examining the structure, use, ., of the several parts. "The footprints and impre ions of diseases in diverse bodies di ected."- Bacon: On Learning, bk. iv., ch. ii. 2. Bot.: Applied to leaves divided into a number of narrow stripes or segment. "Di ected applies to leaves with radiating variation, having numerous narrow divisions."-Balfour: Botany, $148. di ected map. An educational device to teach geography. A map is pasted on to a thin board or veneer, and thus mounted is sawn apart into pieces, following the national lines of demarcation. The pieces being mixed, ingenuity and study are required to fit them all together in order. 1465 authorized the vivisection of criminals condemned to death. Hero phil us of Cos was among the first of the profe ors in this great school of medicine. [ANATOMY.]