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insatiable

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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insatiable (comparative more insatiable, superlative most insatiable)

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

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Noun

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insatiable (plural insatiables)

  1. One who or that which cannot be satiated.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Latin īnsatiābilis. by surface analysis, in- +‎ satiable.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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insatiable (plural insatiables)

  1. insatiable

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French insaciable, from Latin insatiābilis. by surface analysis, in- +‎ satiable.

Adjective

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insatiable m or f (plural insatiables)

  1. insatiable

Descendants

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  • French: insatiable
  • Middle English: insaciable