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unappeasable

ap·pease
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-peez]
    • /əˈpiz/
    • /ˈʌ.nə.ˈpiː.zəbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-peez]
    • /əˈpiz/

Definitions of unappeasable word

  • verb with object unappeasable to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. 1
  • verb with object unappeasable to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger. 1
  • verb with object unappeasable to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles. 1
  • adverb unappeasable not able to be appeased, mollified, or satisfied 0

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Origin of unappeasable

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English apesen < Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er, equivalent to a- a-5 + paisi- peace + -er infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Unappeasable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unappeasable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unappeasable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unappeasable

adj unappeasable

  • dog eat dog — marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.: It's a dog-eat-dog industry.
  • edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
  • go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
  • hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.

adjective unappeasable

  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • esurient — Hungry or greedy.
  • gorging — a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
  • quenchless — not capable of being quenched; unquenchable.

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