athirst

Adjective Satellite

(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
- "athirst for knowledge"

Adj

Thirsty.
Eager or extremely desirous (for something).

Adjective

Having a strong desire for something; thirsty.

Examples

After a long game, I was athirst for a dictionary to check his last play.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English ofþyrst, past participle of ofþyrstan (“to smart from thirst”), equivalent to a- (“of”, Etymology 8) + thirst (verb).

Synonyms

hungry, thirsty

Scrabble Score: 10

athirst: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
athirst: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
athirst: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

athirst: valid Words With Friends Word