inappeasable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inappeasable
First recorded in 1830–40; in- 3 + appeasable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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 Hattie Tyng Griswold
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
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 William Henry Sparks
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
Oh! she had never fully appreciated the strength of that now inappeasable longing for the Celtic home, the Celtic traditions which had been born in her.
From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Mrs. Campbell Praed
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