athirst
Americanadjective
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having a keen desire; eager (often followed byfor ).
She has long been athirst for European travel.
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Archaic. thirsty.
adjective
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(often foll by for) having an eager desire; longing
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archaic thirsty
Etymology
Origin of athirst
before 1000; Middle English athurst, ofthurst, Old English ofthyrst, past participle of ofthyrstan. See a- 2, thirst
Example Sentences
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Voices Parched were our throats, Blistered our lips, Athirst were we And anhungered, In that waterless and barren region.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
Athirst, too, for wisdom: he has given one of his eyes for Wisdom, in the person of Fricka, who combines in herself law and order and domestic virtue.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
Still 'Give me light,' he shrieked; and dipped His thirsty face, and drank a sea, Athirst with thirst it could not slake.
From Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Rossetti, Christina Georgina
Athirst to kiss, athirst to slay, she stood, A radiance fringed with grim affright; For them that hungered, she was nourishing food, For those who sparkled, Night.
From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George
Athirst and affrightened he fled from the star-wrought waters of Kishon.
From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young
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