unquenched

adjective

un·​quenched

¦ən+

: not quenched : unextinguished, unquelled, unsatiated

unquenched appetites

unquenched curiosity

Word History

Etymology

Middle English uncwenced, from un- entry 1 + cwenced, past participle of cwencen to quench, from (assumed) Old English cwencan

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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