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INSATIABLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does insatiably mean? 

INSATIABLY (adverb)
  The adverb INSATIABLY has 2 senses:

1. to an insatiable degreeplay

2. in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfactionplay

  Familiarity information: INSATIABLY used as an adverb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INSATIABLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

To an insatiable degree

Synonyms:

insatiably; unsatiably

Context example:

she was insatiably hungry

Pertainym:

insatiable (impossible to satisfy)


Sense 2

Meaning:

In an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction

Synonyms:

insatiably; unsatiably

Context example:

he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts

Pertainym:

insatiable (impossible to satisfy)


 Context examples 


I work hard, and read Law insatiably.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)



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