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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