"stanchless" meaning in English

See stanchless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more stanchless [comparative], most stanchless [superlative]
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  1. Incapable of being stanched or stopped. Synonyms (incapable of being stanched): unstaunchable
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  2. (obsolete, figurative) Incapable of being satisfied. Tags: figuratively, obsolete Synonyms (incapable of being satisfied): unquenchable, insatiable
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