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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THIRST'Y, a. [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. Matthew 25.
1. Very dry; having no moisture; parched.
The thirsty land shall become springs of water. Isaiah 35.
2. Having a vehement desire of any thing; as in blood-thirsty. Isa
44:65.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" [ant: hungry]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: athirst, hungry, thirsty]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels"

Merriam Webster's

adjective (thirstier; -est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. feeling thirst b. deficient in moisture ; parched <thirsty land> c. highly absorbent <thirsty towels> 2. having a strong desire ; avid <thirsty for knowledge> • thirstiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (thirstier, thirstiest) 1 feeling thirst. 2 (of land, a season, etc.) dry or parched. 3 (often foll. by for or after) eager. 4 colloq. causing thirst (thirsty work). Derivatives: thirstily adv. thirstiness n. Etymology: OE thurstig, thyrstig (as THIRST, -Y(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thirsty Thirst"y, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl. Thirstiest.] [AS. [thorn]urstig. See Thirst, n.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(thirstier, thirstiest) 1. If you are thirsty, you feel a need to drink something. Drink whenever you feel thirsty during exercise. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • thirstily The child nodded, drinking her milk thirstily. ADV: ADV after v 2. If you are thirsty for something, you have a strong desire for it. (LITERARY) People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are. = hungry ADJ: v-link ADJ for n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Suffering from thirst. 2. Dry, parched, arid, without moisture. 3. Longing, craving, greedy, eager.

Moby Thesaurus

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