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insatiable

in·sa·tiable

UK/ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/ US/ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

impossible to satiate or satisfy

  • “an insatiable appetite”
  • “an insatiable hunger for knowledge”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. By surface analysis, in- + satiable.

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