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athirst

/əˈθɜːst/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)st

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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).

adjective more athirst · most athirst

archaic Thirsty. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
figuratively Eager or extremely desirous (for something). 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.

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@misc{athirst_2026,
  title = {athirst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/athirst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}