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Definition of Insatiate
1. Adjective. Impossible to satisfy. "His passion for work was unsatiable"
Similar to: Quenchless, Unquenchable, Unsated, Unsatiated, Unsatisfied, Unsatisfiable
Antonyms: Satiate
Definition of Insatiate
1. a. Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst.
Definition of Insatiate
1. Adjective. Insatiable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insatiate
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Insatiate
1. Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst. "The insatiate greediness of his desires." (Shak) "And still insatiate, thirsting still for blood." (Hook) Origin: L. Insatiatus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Insatiate
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1. Specimens of English Dramatic Poets who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, Israel Gollancz (1893)
"... THE insatiate COUNTESS: A TRAGEDY. BY THE SAME. ISABELLA (the Countess), after
a long series of crimes of infidelity to her husband and of murder, ..."
2. A History of England: From the First Invasion by the Romans by John Lingard (1840)
"... mutual reproaches ; and the charges of ingratitude and breach of faith were
repelled by Clement with complaints of insatiate rapacity and ambition (1). ..."
3. Specimens of English Dramatic Poets who Lived about the Time of Shakspeare by Charles Lamb (1813)
"THE insatiate COUNTESS : A TRAGEDY. BY JOHN MARSTON. Isabella (the Countess)
after a long series of crimes of infidelity to ker husband and of murder, ..."
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