INSATIABLE


Meaning of INSATIABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˈsā-shə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English insaciable, from Anglo-French, from Latin insatiabilis, from in- + satiare to satisfy — more at satiate

Date: 15th century

: incapable of being satisfied : quenchless

had an insatiable desire for wealth

• in·sa·tia·bil·i·ty (ˌ)in-ˌsā-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• in·sa·tia·ble·ness (ˌ)in-ˈsā-shə-bəl-nəs noun

• in·sa·tia·bly -blē adverb

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