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unslakable

adjective
un·​slak·​able | \ ˌən-ˈslā-kə-bəl How to pronounce unslakable (audio) \

Definition of unslakable

: unable to be slaked : unquenchable an unslakable thirst an unslakable desire for excellence
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Examples of unslakable in a Sentence

an unslakable yearning to explore the far-off corners of the globe

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 Russia, to which 80% of the country’s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it. — The Economist, "Noroc (cheers) for Moldovan wine," 28 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of unslakable

1820, in the meaning defined above

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