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thirsty |
2 definitions 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thirsty 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(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}] 4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels"
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