unslaked
adjective
un·slaked
ˌən-ˈslākt 
: not slaked: such as
a
: not quenched or satisfied
unslaked curiosity
unslaked thirst
b
: not caused to crumble by treatment with water
unslaked lye/lime
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With its firmly material elusiveness, the movie builds a mighty emotional complex of family tragedy, the horrors of war, the mutual incomprehension of parents and children, the unslaked anguish of married life, and the inescapable presence of the dead.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2022
Henry’s unslaked rage, in his desperate need to keep Annette’s show going—and to feed his ego—veers to crime.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
Starre Vartan is a freelance writer with an unslaked curiosity about the natural world, which was sparked in an outdoors childhood spent in the tide pools of Sydney, Australia and the wetlands of New York's Hudson Valley.
—Starre Vartan, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2019
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2022
Henry’s unslaked rage, in his desperate need to keep Annette’s show going—and to feed his ego—veers to crime.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
Starre Vartan is a freelance writer with an unslaked curiosity about the natural world, which was sparked in an outdoors childhood spent in the tide pools of Sydney, Australia and the wetlands of New York's Hudson Valley.
—Starre Vartan, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2019
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“Unslaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unslaked. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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