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Definitions
(usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English athirst, from Old English ofþyrst, past participle of ofþyrstan (“to smart from thirst”), equivalent to a- (“of”, Etymology 8) + thirst (verb).
Used in a sentence
“I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.”
“Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this experiment, if your caravan happen to be supplied with a metaphysical professor. Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever.”
“I, that forever feel athirst for glory, Could at this moment be content to lie Meekly upon the grass, as those whose sobbings Were heard of none beside the mournful robins.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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