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INSATIABLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does insatiably mean?
• INSATIABLY (adverb)
The adverb INSATIABLY has 2 senses:
2. in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction
Familiarity information: INSATIABLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To an insatiable degree
Synonyms:
insatiably; unsatiably
Context example:
she was insatiably hungry
Pertainym:
insatiable (impossible to satisfy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction
Synonyms:
insatiably; unsatiably
Context example:
he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts
Pertainym:
insatiable (impossible to satisfy)
Context examples
I work hard, and read Law insatiably.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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