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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 




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