insatiable

[ in-sey-shuh-buhl, -shee-uh- ]
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adjective
  1. not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.

Origin of insatiable

1
First recorded in1400–50; late Middle English insaciable, from Latin insatiābilis; equivalent to in-3 + satiable

Other words for insatiable

Other words from insatiable

  • in·sa·tia·bil·i·ty, in·sa·tia·ble·ness, noun
  • in·sa·tia·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for insatiable

insatiable

insatiate (ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt)

/ (ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl, -ʃɪə-) /


adjective
  1. not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable

Derived forms of insatiable

  • insatiability, insatiableness or insatiateness, noun
  • insatiably or insatiately, adverb

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