QUENCHLESS

quenchless, unquenchable

(adjective) impossible to quench; “unquenchable thirst”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

quenchless (comparative more quenchless, superlative most quenchless)

That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.

To quell the ragings of his Father's ire, / And save a guilty world from quenchless fire!

Source: Wiktionary


Quench"less, a.

Definition: Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. "Once kindled, quenchless evermore." Byron.

Syn.

– Inextinguishable; unquenchable.

– Quench"less*ly, adv.

– Quench"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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