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unquenchable

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un·quench·a·ble  (n-kwnch-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to slake or satisfy: unquenchable thirst.
2. Impossible to suppress or destroy: unquenchable enthusiasm.
un·quencha·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unquenchableunquenchable - impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst"
quenchless
insatiable, insatiate, unsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"
Translations
unquenchable [ʌnˈkwentʃəbl] ADJ (fig) → inextinguible; [thirst] → inapagable; [desire etc] → insaciable
unquenchable
adj fire → unlöschbar; thirst, desire → unstillbar; optimism → unerschütterlich; she has an unquenchable spirit → sie lässt sich nicht unterkriegen (inf)


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His pabulum was an unquenchable belief in the Unerring Artistic Adjustment of Nature.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
Tom Sawyer stepped forward with conceited con- fidence and soared into the unquenchable and inde- structible "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, with fine fury and frantic gesticulation, and broke down in the middle of it.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
And there entered Joe Goose--he of the unquenchable thirst, the wicked eyes, the crooked nose, the flowered vest.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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