unquenchable

unquenchable
un·quenchable

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  • unquenchable — index indomitable, insatiable, powerful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unquenchable — (adj.) late 14c., of fire; 1560s, of thirst, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + QUENCH (Cf. quench) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Unquenchably …   Etymology dictionary

  • unquenchable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be quenched …   English terms dictionary

  • unquenchable — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unquenchable — un|quench|a|ble [ʌnˈkwentʃəbəl] adj an unquenchable desire is one that is impossible to satisfy ▪ the seemingly unquenchable thirst (=desire) for Western art …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unquenchable — adjective That which cannot be quenched. After running 12 miles in the hot sun his thirst appeared to be unquenchable …   Wiktionary

  • unquenchable — adj. Unquenchable is used with these nouns: ↑desire, ↑thirst …   Collocations dictionary

  • unquenchable — adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • unquenchable — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquisitive, all devouring, avaricious, avid, bottomless, coveting, covetous, deathless, devouring, esurient, gluttonous, gobbling, grabby, grasping, greedy, hoggish, immortal, imperishable, impregnable,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unquenchable — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. quenchless, insatiate; thirsty, parched, arid. See desire …   English dictionary for students

  • unquenchable — un|quench|a|ble [ ʌn kwentʃəbl ] adjective impossible to satisfy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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