insatiable

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective impossible to satisfy

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

insatiate, unsatiable

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