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STANCHLESS
Etymology
Adjective
stanchless (comparative more stanchless, superlative most stanchless)
Incapable of being stanched or stopped.
(obsolete, figurative) Incapable of being satisfied.
Synonyms
• (incapable of being stanched): unstaunchable
• (incapable of being satisfied): unquenchable, insatiable.
Anagrams
• snatchless
Source: Wiktionary
Stanch"less, a.
1. Incapable of being stanched, or stopped.
2. Unquenchable; insatiable. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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