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athirst

 

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Adjective athirst has 1 sense
  1. athirst, hungry, thirsty - (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
    Antonyms: undesirous, undesiring (indirect, via desirous)

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Athirst

Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb

Sense 1: Feeling a strong desire or craving for liquid, especially water; thirsty.

Example Sentence 1 (Adjective): The hiker, exhausted from the climb, was athirst and eagerly drank from the mountain spring.

Example Sentence 2 (Adverb): After the long marathon, the runners were athirst and headed straight for the hydration station.

Sense 2: Eager or yearning for something; longing or desirous.

Example Sentence 3 (Adjective): The young artist was athirst for knowledge and attended every art workshop available.

Example Sentence 4 (Adverb): The bookworm avidly read page after page, athirst for new stories and information.

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