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insatiable

/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/
in · sa · tia · ble
Adverb:insatiably
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1

(Of an appetite, desire, or need) impossible to satisfy; continually craving more.

Example

"From an early age, the young scholar displayed an insatiable curiosity about the natural world."

2

(Of a person or animal) incapable of being satisfied; excessively greedy or demanding.

Example

"The empire's insatiable rulers sought to annex every neighboring territory."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French insaciable, from Latin insatiabilis ('not able to be satisfied'), formed from the privative prefix in- ('not') and satiare ('to fill full, satisfy'), ultimately from satis ('enough').

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