athirst

[uh-thurst]

a·thirst

[uh-thurst]
adjective
1.
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for): She has long been athirst for European travel.
2.
Archaic. thirsty.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English athurst, ofthurst, Old English ofthyrst, past participle of ofthyrstan. See a-2, thirst
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Athirst is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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athirst (əˈθɜːst)
 
adj
1.  (often foll by for) having an eager desire; longing
2.  archaic thirsty

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