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athirst

at·hirst

UK/əˈθɜːst/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

(usually followed by `for'') extremely desirous

  • “athirst for knowledge”
  • “hungry for recognition”
  • “thirsty for informaton”
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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).

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