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unquenched

unquenched adjective: not quenched.

Adjective

unquenched (not comparable)

  1. Not quenched.
    • Hence they are eloquent, not of the present, disintegrating society and psyche, but of the unquenched source through which society is reborn.1968, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd edition, London: Fontana Press, published 1993, page 20
    • Oklahoma City's 1.2 million people had no professional sports team and the unquenched willingness to support one.2009 January 6, Jonathan Abrams, “For Oklahoma City Thunder, Wins Don't Come, but Fans Do”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    unabated

Synonyms of unquenched

Origin of unquenched

From un- + quenched.

Questions about unquenched

What does unquenched mean?
Unquenched means not quenched.
What part of speech is unquenched?
Unquenched is an adjective.

Words near unquenched in the dictionary

  1. unquench
  2. unquenchability
  3. unquenchable
  4. unquenchableness
  5. unquenchably
  6. unquenched
  7. unquenches
  8. unquenching
  9. unquenchingly
  10. unquencht
  11. unqueried

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