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adjective
not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased:
insatiable hunger for knowledge.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
insaciable
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Latin
insatiābilis;
see
in-
3
,
satiable
Related forms
in·sa·tia·bil·i·ty,
in·sa·tia·ble·ness,
noun
in·sa·tia·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
voracious, unquenchable, bottomless.
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insatiable
or
insatiate
(ɪnˈseɪʃəb
ə
l, -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
—
n
in'satiateness
or
insatiate
—
n
in'satiably
or
insatiate
—
adv
in'satiately
or
insatiate
—
adv
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