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insatiate

[ in-sey-shee-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

in·sati·ate·ly adverb
in·sati·ate·ness in·sa·ti·e·ty [in-s, uh, -, tahy, -i-tee, in-, sey, -shi-tee, -, sey, -shee-i-], noun

First recorded in 1500–10, insatiate is from the Latin word insatiātus not filled. See in- ³, satiate

Her thirst for knowledge was insatiate, and with untiring assiduity she pursued her studies.

The tiger, on the contrary, though glutted with carnage, has still an insatiate thirst for blood; his rancour has no intervals.

But the great thing was their insatiate appetites, for it is a homely truth that there is no sauce like hunger.

Ghirlandajo was an insatiate worker, and expressed a wish that he had the entire circuit of the walls of Florence to paint upon.

Craving for information was universal and insatiate; if only Napoleon himself would speak!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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