inappeasable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inappeasable
First recorded in 1830–40; in- 3 + appeasable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The Royalist party, amidst all its depression, had been injured by inherent defects and crippled by its own inappeasable dissensions.
From Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of
This is shown in his inappeasable love of story telling.
From Aboriginal American Authors by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
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
All through the long sorrow of that night I, who had rejected him, confessed his sway with tears and inappeasable regrets.
From In the Days of the Comet by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
“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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