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   athirst

   /əˈθəːst/

   adjective

   • 1. thirsty. archaic
   • ▪ very eager to get something: archaic "she was athirst for news"

   Word Origin Old Englishofthyrst, shortened from ofthyrsted, past participle of ofthyrstan ‘be thirsty’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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