Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
THIRSTY
thirsty
(adjective) able to take in large quantities of moisture; âthirsty towelsâ
hungry, athirst(p), thirsty
(adjective) (usually followed by âforâ) extremely desirous; âathirst for knowledgeâ; âhungry for recognitionâ; âthirsty for informationâ
thirsty
(adjective) feeling a need or desire to drink; âafter playing hard the children were thirstyâ
thirsty
(adjective) needing moisture; âthirsty fields under a rainless skyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
thirsty (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest)
Needing to drink.
Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink (informal).
(figurative) Craving something.
(slang, figurative) Desiring sex.
Synonyms
• (needing to drink, craving something): athirst (archaic)
• (needing to drink): parched
• (desiring sex): horny
Anagrams
• thristy
Source: Wiktionary
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
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