satiable

[ sey-shuh-buhl, -shee-uh- ]

adjective
  1. capable of being satiated.

Origin of satiable

1
First recorded in 1560–70; sati(ate) + -able

Other words from satiable

  • sa·tia·bil·i·ty, sa·tia·ble·ness, noun
  • sa·tia·bly, adverb
  • non·sa·ti·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·sa·ti·a·ble, adjective
  • un·sa·tia·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·sa·tia·ble, adjective
  • un·sa·tia·ble·ness, noun
  • un·sa·tia·bly, adverb

Words Nearby satiable

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How to use satiable in a sentence

  • Sahwah, like the Elephant's Child, was filled with 'satiable' curiosity.

    The Campfire Girls Go Motoring | Hildegard G. Frey
  • In general, however, commodities which minister to easily satiable wants are ill-adapted for money.

    The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
  • And he lived in Africa, and he filled all Africa with his 'satiable curtiosities.

    Just So Stories | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for satiable

satiable

/ (ˈseɪʃɪəbəl, ˈseɪʃə-) /


adjective
  1. capable of being satiated

Derived forms of satiable

  • satiability, noun
  • satiably, adverb

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