unquenchable

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English quenchable English unquenchable From un- + quenchable.

1. That cannot be quenched.

   “After a twelve-mile run in the hot sun, his thirst felt unquenchable.”

   “Alas! thus ever does the weakness of our nature rebuke its strength, and genius is brought to the level—ay, below the level—of common humanity, by an unquenchable thirst for its applause.”