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Definition of unquenchable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unquenchable

adjective

/ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/

/ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/

(formal)

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that cannot be satisfied
- an unquenchable desire
- He had an unquenchable thirst for life.
see also quench
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Unquenchable is used with these nouns:
desire
thirst
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