"athirst" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈθəːst/ [UK] Forms: more athirst [comparative], most athirst [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st Etymology: Old English ofþyrst, past participle of ofþyrstan (“to smart from thirst”), equivalent to a- (“of”, Etymology 8) + thirst (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ofþyrst}} Old English ofþyrst, {{m|ang|ofþyrstan||to smart from thirst}} ofþyrstan (“to smart from thirst”), {{pre|en|a|thirst|pos1=Etymology 8|pos2=verb|t1=of}} a- (“of”, Etymology 8) + thirst (verb) Head templates: {{en-adj}} athirst (comparative more athirst, superlative most athirst)
  1. (archaic) Thirsty. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-athirst-en-adj-AIrVwAPf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 64 36
  2. (figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something). Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-athirst-en-adj-D9kcSY8- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

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