THIRSTIER

THIRSTY

thirsty

(adjective) able to take in large quantities of moisture; “thirsty towels”

hungry, athirst(p), thirsty

(adjective) (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous; “athirst for knowledge”; “hungry for recognition”; “thirsty for information”

thirsty

(adjective) feeling a need or desire to drink; “after playing hard the children were thirsty”

thirsty

(adjective) needing moisture; “thirsty fields under a rainless sky”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

thirstier

comparative form of thirsty

Source: Wiktionary

THIRSTY

Thirst"y, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl. Thirstiest.] Etym: [AS. . See Thirst, n.]

1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. Judges iv. 19.

2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition