insatiable

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl//
United Kingdom//ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl//

Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.

adjective

1
Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.
Guestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and thenceforward the two met hurriedly and furtively in town.
Such an appointment would realize my fondest dreams. But no, at any sacrifice, I must set bounds to my insatiable ambition!
The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces.

Etymology

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

noun

1
One who or that which cannot be satiated.

Forms

plural: insatiables
comparative: more insatiable
superlative: most insatiable

insane · Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly…insanely · In an insane manner; not sanely.insanity · The state of being insane; madness.

insatiable · Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.

inscription · The act of inscribing.insect · An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six…insecure · Not secure.

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