in·sa·tia·ble

[in-sey-shuh-buhl, -shee-uh-]
adjective
not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English insaciable < Latin insatiābilis; see in-3, satiable

in·sa·tia·bil·i·ty, in·sa·tia·ble·ness, noun
in·sa·tia·bly, adverb


voracious, unquenchable, bottomless.
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insatiable or insatiate (ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl, -ʃɪə-, ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable
 
insatiate or insatiate
 
adj
 
insatia'bility or insatiate
 
n
 
in'satiableness or insatiate
 
n
 
in'satiateness or insatiate
 
n
 
in'satiably or insatiate
 
adv
 
in'satiately or insatiate
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

insatiable
c.1420, from L.L. insatiabilis, from in- "not" + satiabilis (see satiate (v.)).
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Example sentences
The residents in turn called it a raid on their land by insatiable city
  officials, and paraded a few poor old folk.
It is difficult to empathize if you don't understand, have insatiable needs or
  fear those around you.
These insatiable fish will also prey upon one another.
Both realized they shared an insatiable desire to win and discovered they had
  more in common than they thought.
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