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insatiable
/ˌɪnˈseɪʃəbəl/
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What does insatiable mean?
adjective
- Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.
noun
- 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.
May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition.
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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.
He loved her jealously, with an inextinguishable ardour and an insatiable desire—he loved her with a masterful devotion and an infinite trustfulness.
‘In her intellectual character it is pleasing to observe an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and a quick perception of the relations of things.