"quenchless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more quenchless [comparative], most quenchless [superlative]
Etymology: quench + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quench|less}} quench + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} quenchless (comparative more quenchless, superlative most quenchless)
  1. That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.
    Sense id: en-quenchless-en-adj-IJ716e87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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