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

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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

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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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