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quenchless

American  
[kwench-lis] / ˈkwɛntʃ lɪs /

adjective

  1. not capable of being quenched; unquenchable.


Other Word Forms

  • quenchlessly adverb
  • quenchlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of quenchless

First recorded in 1550–60; quench + -less

Example Sentences

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Probably Longfellow came closest, noting that lighthouses are “steadfast, serene … a quenchless flame.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2017

This was Donizetti's 63rd opera, and it is a charmer with a quenchless flow of melody and fun involving the usual op�ra bouffe case of mistaken identity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most people who develop diabetes are overweight, but when the disease begins, they lose weight, develop a voracious appetite, a quenchless thirst.

From Time Magazine Archive

By this time "the quenchless ambition of an ordered mind" disclosed in Freeman's portrait of the early years has mellowed to massive, benevolent prudence.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Fore-world's holy breezes Around his temples play, And caverned night releases To him a quenchless ray.

From Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. by Hardenberg, Friedrich von