thirsty

[thur-stee]

adjective

thirstier, thirstiest 

1. feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.

2. needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid.

   the thirsty soil.

3. eagerly desirous; eager.

   thirsty for news.

4. causing thirst.

   Digging is thirsty work.

5. Slang.

   1. eager for attention or approval.

      thirsty celebrities.

   2. desperate for affection, sex, or sexual attention.

thirsty

/ ˈθɜːstɪ /

adjective

1. feeling a desire to drink

2. dry; arid

   the thirsty soil

3. (foll by for) feeling an eager desire

   thirsty for information

4. causing thirst

   thirsty work

Other Word Forms

• thirstily adverb
• thirstiness noun
• nonthirsty adjective
• unthirsty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thirsty¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita “thirsty,” from the Proto-Indo-European root ters-, tṛs- “dry,” from which Latin terra (from unattested tersa ) “(dry) land” derives

Example Sentences

What’s more, research has shown that as the planet has warmed, the atmosphere has become thirstier, sucking more moisture from plants and soils and ensuring that dry years are drier.

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Milk, because bird-watching outdoors was bound to be hot and strenuous work, and the children would soon be thirsty.

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I am so thirsty & weak I can barely sit up to write this.

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The relationship with Trudeau "changes the subject from a flop album and from a tour that seemed a little thirsty and misguided and makes us talk about something else".

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The “swing top” bottles look great, but they hold only two cups of water apiece—and for a thirsty table of four, that means constant refills.

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Related Words

• anxious 
• dehydrated www.thesaurus.com
• eager 
• greedy 
• hungry 
• impatient 
• inclined 
• keen 
• parched