adjective
- not satisfied or quenched
- not treated with water to cause a chemical reaction
Usage: often used with thirst, desire, or similar needs
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- His unslaked thirst drove him to search desperately for water.
- The explorer’s unslaked curiosity led her deeper into the jungle.
- Her unslaked ambition pushed her to work late every night.
- The unslaked lime was stored carefully in sealed containers.
- Years later, his unslaked desire for revenge still consumed him.
- The chemist worked with unslaked calcium oxide in the laboratory.