insatiableadj.

/ɪnˈseɪʃɪəb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English–1500s insacyable, Middle English–1600s insaciable (Middle English insessiabyll, 1500s insaciabyll), 1500s– insatiable.

Etymology: < Old French insaciable (13th cent.; modern French insatiable ), or < Latin insatiābilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + satiāre to satiate v.: see -able suffix.

a. Not satiable; that cannot be satiated, satisfied, or appeased; that always craves for more; inordinately greedy. Const. of, rarely with.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable

unfillinga1300

unfillablea1340

unsatiable1382

insatiablea1420

insaturablec1425

unstanchable1426

insatiate1509

unsatiate1528

unsaturable1535

unquenchable1538

unsatisfiable1539

quenchless1557

unpleasable1561

inexpleble1569

slakeless1596

abarstic1623

sateless1628

unexpliable1658

voracious1712

omnivorous1791

unslakable1820

appeaseless1837

unsatable1850

'satiable1900

a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1172 Fy on the, gredynesse insaciable.

1430 J. Lydgate St. Margarete 261 O gredy hounde, lyoun insaciable.

1465 J. Russe in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 307 The dayli contynewyng maleyse of youre insessiabyll enemyes.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. iii^v They dranke the colde water to quenche their importune heate & insaciable thirst.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 491 None but insatiable beasts or birds are so affected.

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 11 They are so insatiable of antiquity.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. viii. 147 My insatiable Desire of seeing foreign Countries.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xx. 3 Achilles, glorious Chief Insatiable with war.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 532 Insensible to shame, insatiable of notoriety.

b. figurative. Of things.

ΚΠ

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. vii Gredy golophers he calleth them and insacyable whyrlpoolys.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxvj The crie and noyes of this perillous and insaciable warre, was blasted through Europe.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 192 Ouerswayed by the insatiable gulph of perdition the Deuill.

1857 H. H. Wilson tr. Rig-veda III. 446 The insatiable goal whence there is no returning.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	insatiable
释义	insatiableadj. /ɪnˈseɪʃɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English–1500s insacyable, Middle English–1600s insaciable (Middle English insessiabyll, 1500s insaciabyll), 1500s– insatiable. Etymology: < Old French insaciable (13th cent.; modern French insatiable ), or < Latin insatiābilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + satiāre to satiate v.: see -able suffix. a. Not satiable; that cannot be satiated, satisfied, or appeased; that always craves for more; inordinately greedy. Const. of, rarely with. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable unfillinga1300 unfillablea1340 unsatiable1382 insatiablea1420 insaturablec1425 unstanchable1426 insatiate1509 unsatiate1528 unsaturable1535 unquenchable1538 unsatisfiable1539 quenchless1557 unpleasable1561 inexpleble1569 slakeless1596 abarstic1623 sateless1628 unexpliable1658 voracious1712 omnivorous1791 unslakable1820 appeaseless1837 unsatable1850 'satiable1900 a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1172 Fy on the, gredynesse insaciable. 1430 J. Lydgate St. Margarete 261 O gredy hounde, lyoun insaciable. 1465 J. Russe in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 307 The dayli contynewyng maleyse of youre insessiabyll enemyes. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. iii^v They dranke the colde water to quenche their importune heate & insaciable thirst. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 491 None but insatiable beasts or birds are so affected. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 11 They are so insatiable of antiquity. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. viii. 147 My insatiable Desire of seeing foreign Countries. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xx. 3 Achilles, glorious Chief Insatiable with war. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 532 Insensible to shame, insatiable of notoriety. b. figurative. Of things. ΚΠ 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. vii Gredy golophers he calleth them and insacyable whyrlpoolys. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxvj The crie and noyes of this perillous and insaciable warre, was blasted through Europe. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 192 Ouerswayed by the insatiable gulph of perdition the Deuill. 1857 H. H. Wilson tr. Rig-veda III. 446 The insatiable goal whence there is no returning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1420
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