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satiable adjective uk /ˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/ us /ˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/ If a wish or a need is satiable, it can be satisfied: The demand to end hunger is a satiable demand, because it is possible for it to be completely met. One could claim that most needs are generally satiable. Happiness can be considered to be a satiable value. The desire for status is not easily satiable just because income rises. This paper considers the problem of sharing water from a river among a group of satiable agents. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Enough 'nuff said adequacy adequate adequately close enough for government workidiom cover enough go go round good hydrated respectable respectably satisfiable say suffice (it) to sayidiom sufficiency sufficient sufficiently that will doidiom
Opposite
insatiable Related wordsatiate |