thirsty

American  

[thur-stee] / ˈθɜr sti /

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.

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thirsty British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of thirsty

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

We were thirsty and hungry: we had had nothing to eat or drink since the early meal at Scheveningen the morning before.

From Literature

He felt weak and ragingly thirsty, but his wound was cooler and much less sore.

From Literature

Meanwhile, the automaker’s biggest, thirstiest trucks are also its top sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You can see the soldiers standing behind us for the past seven, eight days. They are hungry and thirsty but defending the country strongly," the 70-year-old added.

From Barron's

"If these things get larger and larger and more thirsty, then something has to give," Ghi said.

From Barron's

Related Words

• anxious
• dehydrated
• eager
• greedy
• hungry
• impatient
• inclined
• keen
• parched