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[ in-sey-shuh-buhl, -shee-uh- ] / ɪnˈseɪ ʃə bəl, -ʃi ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insatiable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge. Origin of insatiable1400–50; late Middle English insaciable<Latin insatiābilis;see in-3, satiable SYNONYMS FOR insatiablevoracious, unquenchable, bottomless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR insatiable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM insatiablein·sa·tia·bil·i·ty, in·sa·tia·ble·ness, nounin·sa·tia·bly, adverbWords nearby insatiableins and outs, insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape, inscribe, inscription, inscriptive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insatiablePerhaps Pappy fans are so insatiable that they even want the detritus of their favorite tot. The Cult of Pappy van Winkle|Eric Felten|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rather, he is portrayed not as someone who happens to be bisexual, but as a man with an insatiable appetite. It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV|Amy Zimmerman|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST This was a woman with an insatiable appetite for the visual world and the talent to capture it on film. Vivian Maier: Still Missing|Malcolm Jones|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The book depicts Bezos and Amazon as hard-charging, insatiable, and excessively secretive. Jeff Bezos’s Wife Rips New Book on Her Husband|William O’Connor|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Given the insatiable appetite for apps, some bankers believe they must embrace the mobile option. New Bank ATMs Feature Human Presence|CNBC|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her love of admiration had developed into an insatiable passion. December Love|Robert Hichens But Pooh-Bah declares "I must set bounds to my insatiable ambition." The Secrets of a Savoyard|Henry A. Lytton He admitted the insatiable public thirst for soda-water, but saw no reason why Susan should waste herself in catering to it. The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd Instead of the love of truth an insatiable intellectual curiosity possessed the inhabitants. The Life of St. Paul|James Stalker He had an insatiable appetite for work, and never knew when to quit. The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter
British Dictionary definitions for insatiableinsatiableinsatiate (ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt)
adjectivenot able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable Derived forms of insatiableinsatiability, insatiableness or insatiateness, nouninsatiably or insatiately, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to insatiablerapacious, ravenous, insistent, urgent, insatiate, clamorous, crying, demanding, desiring, exigent, gluttonous, greedy, importunate, intemperate, pressing, unsatisfied, yearning, unappeasable, quenchless, unquenchable |