5 dictionary results for: insatiable
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in·sa·tia·ble
[in-sey-shuh-buh
l, -shee-uh-] Pronunciation Key
[in-sey-shuh-buh
l, -shee-uh-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge. |
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(ĭn-sā'shə-bəl, -shē-ə-) Pronunciation Key
adj. Impossible to satiate or satisfy: an insatiable appetite; an insatiable hunger for knowledge. [Middle English insaciable, from Old French, from Latin īnsatiābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + satiāre, to fill; see satiate.] in·sa'tia·bil'i·ty, in·sa'tia·ble·ness n., in·sa'tia·bly adv. |
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| insatiable | |
adjective | |
| impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable" [syn: insatiate] [ant: satiate] |
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Insatiable
In*sa"tia*ble\, a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis. See In- not, and Satiable.] Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. "Insatiable of glory." --Milton.
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