ATHIRST


Meaning of ATHIRST in English

/euh therrst"/ , adj.

1. having a keen desire; eager (often fol. by for ): She has long been athirst for European travel.

2. Archaic. thirsty.

[ bef. 1000; ME athurst, ofthurst, OE ofthyrst, ptp. of ofthyrstan. See A- 2 , THIRST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .