insatiable appetite

insatiable appetite
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  • Insatiable — In*sa tia*ble, a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis. See {In } not, and {Satiable}.] Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. [1913 Webster] Insatiable of glory. Milton.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appetite — noun 1 desire for food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous …   Collocations dictionary

  • appetite — n. 1) to whet one s; to work up an appetite 2) to satisfy one s appetite 3) to curb; spoil, take away one s appetite 4) a good, healthy, hearty, ravenous, voracious; insatiable appetite 5) an appetite for * * * [ æpɪtaɪt] healthy hearty… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • insatiable — in|sa|tia|ble [ınˈseıʃəbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin insatiabilis, from satiare to satisfy ] always wanting more and more of something insatiable appetite/desire/demand etc (for sth) ▪ his insatiable appetite for power ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • appetite — ap|pe|tite [ˈæpıtaıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apetit, from Latin, past participle of appetere to try to get , from ad to + petere to look for ] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a desire for food ▪ All that walking has given me an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • insatiable — adjective Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire. Hugo, in a fine frenzy, threatens to depose the Sacristan, to do this and do that; but, in the mean while, how to quiet… …   Wiktionary

  • insatiable — [[t]ɪnse͟ɪʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If someone has an insatiable desire for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get. A section of the reading public has an insatiable appetite for dirty stories about the famous... They were insatiable… …   English dictionary

  • insatiable — adjective always wanting more and more of something: insatiable appetite/desire/demand etc: an insatiable demand for Western consumer goods insatiably adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • insatiable — in|sa|tia|ble [ ın seıʃəbl ] adjective always wanting more and never feeling satisfied: The public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. ╾ in|sa|tia|bly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • insatiable — adjective an insatiable appetite for expensive jewelry Syn: unquenchable, unappeasable, uncontrollable; voracious, gluttonous, greedy, hungry, ravenous, wolfish; avid, eager, keen; informal piggy; literary insatiate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • insatiable — UK [ɪnˈseɪʃəb(ə)l] / US adjective always wanting more and never feeling satisfied The public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Derived word: insatiably adverb …   English dictionary


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