insatiable
/ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.04 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Hugo, in a fine frenzy, threatens to depose the Sacristan, to do this and do that; but, in the mean while, how to quiet your insatiable Jew? Hugo, for this couple of hundreds, grants the Jew his bond for four hundred payable at the end of four years. (...) Neither yet is this insatiable Jew satisfied or settled with: he had papers against us of 'small debts fourteen years old;' his modest claim amounts finally to 'Twelve hundred pounds besides interest'"
- "Guestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and thenceforward the two met hurriedly and furtively in town."
- "Such an appointment would realize my fondest dreams. But no, at any sacrifice, I must set bounds to my insatiable ambition!"
- "The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English insaciable, from Middle French insatiable, from Old French insaciable, from Late Latin insatiabilis. By surface analysis, in- + satiable.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: insaciable, insatiable, insatiabilis
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/