ahungered
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ahungered
1375–1425; late Middle English ahungred, equivalent to a- a- 2 + hungred (past participle of hungren to hunger ), modeled on athirst
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I saw that Sam was to be one of a gigantic new kind of men to whom all who were ahungered and athirst would come to be cared for.
From Over Paradise Ridge A Romance by Maria Thompson Daviess
I am ahungered and athirst;—and my very garments are parting from me in my need.
From Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope
And know if ever you are weary or ahungered or in want, ye need nivir look me for any help.
From The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue by Rutherford Mayne
Having eaten nothing since morning, all three were ahungered, but Fred and Terry grimly determined to wait for Deerfoot to suggest a stop before they asked for it.
From The Hunters of the Ozark by Edward Sylvester Ellis
Thus, for a season, did he suffer things unspeakable, wandering in desert places, ahungered, athirst, faint unto death, yet not permitted to die.
From Veranilda by George Gissing
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