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insatiable Definition

in·sa·tiable (in sās̸hə bəl, -s̸hē ə-)

adjective

constantly wanting more; that cannot be satisfied or appeased; very greedy

Etymology: see in- & satiate

insatiable Related Forms
in·sa′·tiabil·ity noun in·sa·tiably adverb
insatiable Synonyms

insatiable

modif.

voracious, unsatisfied, unappeasable, unquenchable; see greedy 1, 2.

insatiable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • appetite: An insatiable appetite for learning resulted in her securing a place at Leeds College of Music.
  • thirst: They have an insatiable thirst for anything made of gold or silver.
  • curiosity: He had an insatiable curiosity about everything he came into contact with.
  • hunger: Driven only by an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
  • lust: Yet in the end, his noble qualities were subsumed by his insatiable lust for glory.
  • craving: His hunger becomes an insatiable craving: the more he eats, the more he wants, and the stronger he becomes.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: My need to be loved by a man was seemingly insatiable.
  • apparently: A card is selected and the apparently insatiable vacuum removes the ink from its face.
  • almost: The almost insatiable worldwide appetite for prawns has resulted in a booming of the prawn farming industry in several tropical regions.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: More celebrities have been created by the media and the appetite of the public to access modern celebrity culture has become insatiable.
  • seem: The reason why the age of abundance has not arrived even in the developed Western world is that human wants seem insatiable.
  • prove: January turned out to be a preview of the broadcast: " The appetite for land proved insatiable.

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