unslaked

A worker adds unslaked lime to the soil.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not satisfied or quenched: "unslaked" describes something (such as thirst, desire, or appetite) that has not been relieved or satisfied.
   • Not made into lime (of lime): In a technical sense, "unslaked" refers to calcium oxide (quicklime) that has not been chemically combined with water to produce slaked lime (calcium hydroxide).

Usage Examples

• (His thirst was not quenched or satisfied.)
• (They used quicklime that had not been treated with water.)

Advanced Usage

• "unslaked ambition": a desire for success or power that has not been fulfilled.

  • Her unslaked ambition drove her to work tirelessly. (Her unfulfilled desire for achievement motivated her.)

• "unslaked curiosity": a strong desire to learn or know that remains unfulfilled.

  • The child’s unslaked curiosity led him to ask endless questions. (His curiosity was not satisfied.)

Variants and Related Words

• Slaked (adj): satisfied or quenched; also, chemically combined with water (e.g., slaked lime).

  • After drinking water, his thirst was slaked. (His thirst was satisfied.)

• Unslakable (adj): impossible to satisfy or quench.

  • His unslakable thirst for knowledge was remarkable. (His desire to learn could never be fully satisfied.)

• Slake (verb): to satisfy or quench (a desire, thirst, etc.); to combine (lime) with water.

  • She drank water to slake her thirst. (She satisfied her thirst.)

Synonyms

• Unquenched: not satisfied or extinguished (often used for thirst or fire).
• Unsatisfied: not having a desire fulfilled.
• Unappeased: not calmed or pacified.

Related Idioms

• "Thirst unslaked": a poetic or literary phrase meaning a desire or need that remains unmet.
  • His thirst unslaked, he searched for meaning. (His desire for understanding was not fulfilled.)

Phrasal Verbs

(No common phrasal verbs exist for "unslaked" as it is primarily an adjective.)