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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

/ ˈθɜːɪ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of thirsty1

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

But cornmeal is also thirsty, and my first attempt — which leaned on a mixture of olive oil, melted butter and a single egg for moisture — was dry, almost crumbly.

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