insaturableadj.
/ɪnˈsatjʊərəb(ə)l/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
c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 822 O hatful tygre, passyng envious, Of avarice, o beste in-saturable.
1604 W. Tooker Of Fabrique of Church 114 Enemies to all dignitie,..whose hatred is insaturable.
1631 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature xiii. §3. 220 The evil will of man is insaturable, his desire insatiable.
1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Insaturable not to be glutted; not to be filled.
2. Not able to be saturated.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > not made wet > not soaked, drenched, etc. > unable to be saturated in water
insaturable1849
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 454 A solvent of all true oils insaturable in water.
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