unquenched

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not extinguished, cooled, or slaked

   An unquenched ember glowed beneath the ash long after the fire appeared dead.

2. 2
   adj

   not satisfied, subdued, or diminished, especially of a desire or emotion

   Even after the apology, her unquenched anger shaped every conversation.

Formed from un- ('not') + quenched. Quench descends from Old English cwencan, 'extinguish.' Because quench can extinguish fire, satisfy thirst, or suppress a feeling, unquenched likewise applies to flames and thirst as well as persistent desires or emotions.

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