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insatiable

/ˌɪnˈseɪʃəbəl/

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What does insatiable mean?

adjective

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

noun

  1. One who or that which cannot be satiated.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪnˈseɪʃəbəl/

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It was impossible to look at Zerkow and not know instantly that greed--inordinate, insatiable greed--was the dominant passion of the man.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition.
John FilsonThe Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon Containing a Narrative of the Wars of KentuckeProject Gutenberg ebook #909
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A child is a restless, noisy little animal, with an insatiable appetite for knowledge, and consequently a maddening persistence in asking questions.
Bernard ShawTreatise on Parents and ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #908
He loved her jealously, with an inextinguishable ardour and an insatiable desire—he loved her with a masterful devotion and an infinite trustfulness.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058
‘In her intellectual character it is pleasing to observe an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and a quick perception of the relations of things.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675