thirsty
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sti Origin:
before 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita thirsty
before 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita thirsty
Related forms
thirst·i·ly, adverb
thirst·i·ness, noun
non·thirst·y, adjective
un·thirst·y, adjective
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| —adj , thirstier, thirstiest | |
| 1. | feeling a desire to drink |
| 2. | dry; arid: the thirsty soil |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | causing thirst: thirsty work |
| 'thirstily | |
| —adv | |
| 'thirstiness | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
thirsty thirst·y (thûr'stē)
adj.
Desiring to drink.
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Example sentences
He never got into the habit of recycling old paradigms, but was always thirsty for new facts and ideas.
The days are generally pleasant, the park is full of wintering birds, and thirsty plants anxiously await the next rain storm.
And doubtless, many computing enthusiasts thirsty for fresh alternatives to the traditional desktop will do exactly that.
Zoo officials are waiting for it to get hungry or thirsty and slither out into the open.
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