inappeasable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inappeasable
First recorded in 1830–40; in- 3 + appeasable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Philippa possesses, in common with many of her sex, an inappeasable passion for picnics, and her ingenuity for devising occasions for them is only equalled by her gift for enduring their rigours.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
But this sort of unwholesome and exciting gossip, which was formerly devoured by their readers with inappeasable voracity, is no longer supplied, simply because the taste for it has wholly passed away.
From Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance by William Dean Howells
At other times a vague and indescribable longing seizes a young person, a morbid appetite possesses them, or they fall a prey to an inappeasable and aimless restlessness, or a causeless melancholy.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Daniel Garrison Brinton
She was never weary of hearing the child praised: her appetite for compliments was inappeasable.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
Only the restlessness, the inappeasable longing in her heart had not changed.
From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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