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THIRSTY definition: 1. needing to drink: 2. Someone who is thirsty for power, knowledge, etc. wants to have it very…. Learn more.
1. a. : feeling thirst. hungry and thirsty. b. : deficient in moisture : parched. thirsty land/soil. c. : highly absorbent. thirsty towels. d. : causing thirst. thirsty work. 2. a. : having a strong desire for something : avid. thirsty for knowledge. b.
feeling or having thirst; craving liquid. needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid: the thirsty soil. eagerly desirous; eager: thirsty for news. causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work. Slang. eager for attention or approval: thirsty celebrities. desperate for affection, sex, or sexual attention. thirsty / ˈθɜːstɪ /
Definition of thirsty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
THIRSTY meaning: 1. needing to drink: 2. Someone who is thirsty for power, knowledge, etc. wants to have it very…. Learn more.
To be thirsty is to feel like you need to drink something. People tend to get more thirsty on very hot days or during exercise, when a lot of their body's fluid is being sweated out.
If you are thirsty, you feel a need to drink something. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often. Drink whenever you feel thirsty during exercise.
Define thirsty. thirsty synonyms, thirsty pronunciation, thirsty translation, English dictionary definition of thirsty. adj. thirst·i·er , thirst·i·est 1. Desiring to drink. 2. Arid; parched: thirsty fields. 3. Craving something: thirsty for news. 4. Very absorbent: a thirsty...
adjective. uk / ˈθɜːsti / us. Add to word list. A2. wanting or needing a drink: I felt really hot and thirsty after my run. Fewer examples. He was so thirsty, he downed two bottles of beer. The exercise has left me feeling hot and thirsty. Have a drink if you're thirsty. Eating salty food will make you thirsty. No thanks, I'm not thirsty. thirstily
Physiology feeling or having thirst; craving liquid. Agriculture needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid: the thirsty soil. eagerly desirous; eager: thirsty for news. causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work. bef. 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita thirsty.
