inappeasable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inappeasable
First recorded in 1830–40; in- 3 + appeasable ( def. )
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An instant later the party was feeding itself into the inappeasable hopper of the revolving door, and so disappeared.
From Joan Thursday by Louis Joseph Vance
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
He attacked Wagner and Wagnerism with inappeasable fury, but I suspect that he was secretly much impressed by several of the music-dramas, particularly Die Meistersinger.
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker
She was never weary of hearing the child praised: her appetite for compliments was inappeasable.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
Neither during the bath nor immediately after it should cold water be drunk, and if there is an inappeasable thirst a little wine and water or water and honey should be taken.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh
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