insatiably
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ʃə adjective
not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
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insatiable or insatiate (ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl, -ʃɪə-, ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable | |
| insatiate or insatiate | |
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| insatia'bility or insatiate | |
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| in'satiableness or insatiate | |
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| in'satiateness or insatiate | |
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| in'satiably or insatiate | |
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| in'satiately or insatiate | |
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| insatiable or insatiate (ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl, -ʃɪə-, ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable | |
| insatiate or insatiate | |
| —adj | |
| insatia'bility or insatiate | |
| —n | |
| in'satiableness or insatiate | |
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| in'satiateness or insatiate | |
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| in'satiably or insatiate | |
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| in'satiately or insatiate | |
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Word Origin & History
insatiable
c.1420, from L.L. insatiabilis, from in- "not" + satiabilis (see satiate (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The chicks are insatiably hungry and can triple their weight every ten days.
It feeds insatiably upon generous intentions, but in reality it seems transfixed by the pure grandiosity of being rich.
He's also insatiably curious--an under appreciated quality that has served many good leaders.
He took nothing for granted and at the same time was insatiably curious.
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