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unstanchable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-stanch-able
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of being stopped or brought to a close; unstoppable.

adj

Insatiable.

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English stanch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unstanchable From un- + stanch + -able.

Inflected Forms

more unstanchable (comparative) most unstanchable (superlative) unstaunchable (alternative)

Derived Forms

unstanchably

Questions

What does unstanchable mean?
Incapable of being stopped or brought to a close; unstoppable.
Where does unstanchable come from?
Etymology tree English un- English stanch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unstanchable From un- + stanch + -able.

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