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Definition of Athirst
1. Adjective. (usually followed by 'for') extremely desirous. "Thirsty for informaton"
Similar to: Desirous, Wishful
Derivative terms: Hunger, Hungriness, Thirst, Thirstiness
Definition of Athirst
1. a. Wanting drink; thirsty.
Definition of Athirst
1. Adjective. (archaic) Thirsty. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (''for'' something). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Athirst
1. having a strong desire [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athirst
Literary usage of Athirst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle (1838)
"CHAPTER I. THE GODS ARE athirst. WHAT then is this Thing, called La Revolution,
which, like an Angel of Death, hangs over France, ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1896)
"BOOK SIXTH THERMIDOR CHAPTER I THE GODS ARE athirst WHAT, then, is this Thing
called La Revolution, which, like an Angel of Death, hangs over France, ..."
3. The Court of the Tuileries from the Restoration to the Flight of Louis Philippe by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1897)
"Are You, Then, athirst for His Blood?" ;ERY strenuous efforts had been made by
Louis XVIII. while in exile to obtain a royal bride for the Due de Berry ..."
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