quenchless

quenchless
quenchlessly, adv.quenchlessness, n.
/kwench"lis/, adj.
not capable of being quenched; unquenchable.
[1550-60; QUENCH + -LESS]

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  • Quenchless — Quench less, a. Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. Once kindled, quenchless evermore. Byron. [1913 Webster] Syn: Inextinguishable; unquenchable. [1913 Webster] {Quench less*ly}, adv. {Quench less*ness}, n …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quenchless — index hot blooded, indomitable, insatiable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • quenchless — adjective see quench …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quenchless — adjective That cannot be quenched; unquenchable …   Wiktionary

  • quenchless — quench·less || kwentʃlɪs adj. insatiable, cannot be satisfied (need, such as thirst); cannot be repressed (urge, desire, etc.); cannot be extinguished, cannot be put out …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quenchless — a. Inextinguishable, unquenchable, irrepressible …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • quenchless — adj 1. insatiable, insatiate, unap peaseable, unquenchable, unsatisfied, unslaked, unsated; hungry, craving, famished; dry, athirst, thirsty, Dial. droughty, parched, arid. 2. greedy, desirous, cupidinous, avaricious, avid, esurient; predacious,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • quenchless — quench·less …   English syllables

  • quenchless — /ˈkwɛntʃləs/ (say kwenchluhs) adjective that cannot be quenched; inextinguishable …  

  • quenchless — adjective impossible to quench unquenchable thirst • Syn: ↑unquenchable • Similar to: ↑insatiate, ↑insatiable, ↑unsatiable …   Useful english dictionary

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