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thirsty |
Overview of adj thirsty The adj thirsty has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) thirsty -- (needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky") 2. thirsty -- (feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty") 3. athirst, hungry, thirsty -- ((usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton") 4. thirsty -- (able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels") Antonyms of adj thirsty 4 senses of thirsty Sense 1 thirsty INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> wet Sense 2 thirsty (vs. hungry) hungry (vs. thirsty) => empty, empty-bellied => famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient => peckish => supperless Sense 3 athirst(prenominal), hungry(prenominal), thirsty(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA desirous) -> undesirous, undesiring Sense 4 thirsty INDIRECT (VIA absorbent) -> nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive Similarity of adj thirsty 4 senses of thirsty Sense 1 thirsty => dry (vs. wet) Sense 2 thirsty (vs. hungry) => dry Sense 3 athirst(prenominal), hungry(prenominal), thirsty(prenominal) => desirous (vs. undesirous) Sense 4 thirsty => absorbent (vs. nonabsorbent), absorptive Attributes of adj thirsty Familiarity of adj thirsty thirsty used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj thirsty bloodthirsty thirsty Overview of adj thirsty The adj thirsty has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) thirsty -- (needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky") 2. thirsty -- (feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty") 3. athirst, hungry, thirsty -- ((usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton") 4. thirsty -- (able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels")
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