unslaked
Not yet satisfied
Unslaked describes something whose intensity or need has not been satisfied or diminished.
Unslaked thirst remains unquenched; unslaked curiosity persists unsatisfied.
The word appears most often in unslaked lime—calcium oxide that hasn't been treated with water, which reacts violently when wetted.
His unslaked ambition drove him for decades.
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- hungerNeed for nourishment
appetite · lust · passion · fervor · coveting · infatuation · obsession · compulsion
Extremely dry or thirsty
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- aridityAbsence of moisture
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
desiccation · waterless · scorched · arid · dusty · wilted · sere · sunbaked
Not brought to completion
- unsatisfiedNot yet content
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- restlessUnable to be still
- aspiringSeeking to achieve
striving · hungry · eager · relentless · unmet · unrealized · undimmed · persistent
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
hunger · appetite · lust · passion · fervor · coveting · infatuation · obsession · compulsion · fixation
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- aridityAbsence of moisture
drought · desiccation · waterless · scorched · arid · dusty · wilted · sere · sunbaked · torrid
unfulfilled
Not brought to completion
- unsatisfiedNot yet content
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- restlessUnable to be still
aspiring · striving · hungry · eager · relentless · unmet · unrealized · undimmed · persistent · unyielding