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Webster 1913 Edition


Thirsty

Thirst′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Thirstier
;
sup
erl.
Thirstiest
.]
[AS.
[GREEK]urstig
. See
Thirst
,
Noun.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Thirsty

THIRST'Y

,
Adj.
[from thirst.] Feeling a painful sensation of the throat or fauces for want of drink.
Give me a little water, for I am thirsty. Judges 4.
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink. Matt.25.
1.
Very dry; having no moisture; parched.
The thirsty land shall become springs of water. Is.35.
2.
Having a vehement desire of any thing; as in blood-thirsty. Is.44. 65.

Definition 2024


thirsty

thirsty

English

Adjective

thirsty (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest)

  1. Needing to drink.
    After all that work I am really thirsty.
  2. Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
    • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:
      I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.
    • 2004, Charlotte Williamson, Vehicle maintenance for women, ISBN 9781740454759:
      Invest in a water bottle: cycling can be thirsty work.
  3. Craving something.
    I am thirsty for knowledge.
    After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.

Synonyms

  • (needing to drink, craving something): athirst (archaic)
  • (needing to drink): parched

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