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adjective
- 1. feeling a need to drink something: "the Guides were hot and thirsty" Similar
- 2. having or showing a strong desire for something: "Joe was as thirsty for scandal as anyone else" Similar
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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.
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 / adjective.
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.
Definition of thirsty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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. Eating can also make you thirsty, and so can waking up in the morning.
If you are thirsty for something, you have a strong desire for it. [literary] People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are. [ + for] Synonyms: eager for, longing for, hungry for, dying for More Synonyms of thirsty. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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. ˈthirstily adv. ˈthirstiness n.
