inappeasable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inappeasable
First recorded in 1830–40; in- 3 + appeasable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Upon the return to their homes, after the adjournment, they were not only met with universal scorn, but with inappeasable rage.
From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry
In his former journey he acquired an inappeasable relish for his dreadful food.
From Reprinted Pieces by Dickens, Charles
He gazed grimly and indifferently at everything, with inappeasable grief printed on his stolid face; and said softly, as he drooped his head, "My son, my Ostap!"
From Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich
They make one hungry with an inappeasable hunger, and make him long to have Thackeray at his own board as a most appreciative guest.
From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng
“Don’t remind me of hell,” said the stoker, in a voice of inappeasable regret.
From Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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