unslakable
adjective
un·slak·able
ˌən-ˈslā-kə-bəl 
: unable to be slaked : unquenchable
an unslakable thirst
an unslakable desire for excellence
Examples of unslakable in a Sentence
an unslakable yearning to explore the far-off corners of the globe
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But for years, the lake was an afterthought in the state’s unslakable thirst for economic growth.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
With so many stuck at home doom-scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
There’s desire itself, an unslakable thirst.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2021
Russia, to which 80% of the country’s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it.
—The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
With so many stuck at home doom-scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
There’s desire itself, an unslakable thirst.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2021
Russia, to which 80% of the country’s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it.
—The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
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“Unslakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unslakable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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