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insaturable, a.|ɪnˈsætjʊərəb(ə)l|
[In sense 1, ad. L. insaturābilis insatiable, f. in- (in-3) + saturāre to saturate; in 2, f. saturable.]
†1. Insatiable. Obs.
1412–20Lydg. Chron. Troy iii. xxii, Oh hatefull Tygre passing enuyous, Of aueryce Oh beast insaturable. 1604Tooker Fabric Church 114 Enemies to all dignitie,..whose hatred is insaturable. 1631R. H. Arraignm. Whole Creature xiii. §3. 220 The evil will of man is insaturable, his desire insatiable. 1721in Bailey. 1755Johnson, Insaturable not to be glutted; not to be filled.
2. Not able to be saturated.
1849Fraser's Mag. XL. 454 A solvent of all true oils insaturable in water. |